In a continent divided among four rival kingdoms, ancient artifacts forged by the Great Artificers lie hidden after a cataclysm created the lifeless End Desert. When those remnants of pure magic begin surfacing, three men are drawn into the old conflict between kingdoms, gods, and powers no one truly understands: Ryon, an Ichorborn dhampir spectre knight from Shizen; Ailmore Soverion, an Eladrin heir and monstrous-bloodline sorcerer from Pax; and Gruk, a battle master fighter from Shutz.