The continent of Miridus has long been plagued by the being known only as the Dark One. Even as the kingdoms therein grew, his long deathly shadow grew with them. Only by the will of the Gods has his influence been kept at bay. Still, the people long for a bright future. As the stars align and a solar eclipse darkens the land, the Gods have willed it that the time is at hand for liberation. The Dark One will fall. Paragons, the best and mightiest the civilizations Miridus have to offer, gather at the Sacred Bastion Temple to undertake the gruelling quest that may see the world saved and the Dark One perish...