IN THE WEST, Súmnerya's capital city of Yradënya has fallen siege to a plague of underground cultists—the Servants of Orothün. Amassed in darkness beneath the city, the Servants have unveiled a plan to bring Yradënya, as well as the nation of Súmnerya to its knees … but their scheme is seeded further than any could have expected.

IN THE EAST, unexpected lineages are revealed. Nÿdrea Danua has taken up the mantle of discovering the truth of her people, traversing the deadly deserts of Nan'èGrath. Unfathomable secrets are revealed, and only Nÿdrea and her companions possess the knowledge that could save Súmnerya and its fellow nations.

THE EMPEROR HAS taken advantage of his Soul Composer's failures, seizing the opportunity of conflict to bolster his forces and bring a new world order to the nations of both the east and the west.