As the only deathtaker in the capital city of Belledon, Berol Lackey is kept quite busy preparing the deceased for burial. That is, until her eccentric friend, Joanne Menker, is discovered sitting in her own window ... dead. Things become stranger still when Berol meets an old purple-robed wizard on his way to speak with the king about a plague that is destroying entire towns. Consequently, at her king's command, Berol finds herself traveling with the wizard on a quest to discover the cause of the devastation. Traveling with them is the royal captain of the guard, an archer, a scientist, the royal tinker and an ancient alien robot made of stone. Unfortunately, the answer they seek might be locked away inside the twisted mind of an immortal object known as the Wax King.