It is a time born after centuries of war. The great heroes have turned to legend, and the might of champions has dwindled. Times are well and prosperous, and the people of Algoria live happily under the rule of Hauldwood, Lord of the Dawn, and descendant of Kings. Crops thrive, the rivers run deep, and the forests grow strong. But a shadow looms in the West. When darkness strikes, Mardina, daughter of the King, must set out to return what was stolen from her home; one of the two Power Stones, the gems which would give any man the power of a god, and the might to bring the world to its knees. But she will not face this evil alone. Together with the son of a powerful Lord, and the warrior Prince of a forgotten age, Mardina journeys towards the great battle between good people of the East, and foul monsters of the West-the climax of the Great War which ravages through Time, condemning the world to its inevitable fate.