A civil war has raged on for more than three hundred years. A war of magic and steel, bigotry and jealousy, it has darkened the world of Thurnangl for far too long. Plunged into chaos, no hope in sight, Thurnangl's only salvation rests in a prophecy, long-forgotten. This prophecy, this dim flicker of light, dares to bring hope to the hopeless-a hope that rests squarely on the shoulders of two heroes, bound so closely that death itself struggles to stand against them.