On the continent of Fernith, the mighty Dwarf Empire falls into a civil war after their high king dies under mysterious causes. His son, Kaynen goes into self-exile, taking on the life of a mercenary and distancing himself from the Empire. As the years drag into decades an old forgotten evil prepares to move in on the weakened Dwarf Empire. Desperate for help the Frostaxe Clan reaches out to Kaynen and his companions. Forcing the young dwarf to face his past and duty.