Chaz is a young spell caster awaiting recognition for his many achievements. Punchie is a young gnome going out for a walk in the mountains to enjoy the freash snow. Shadow is an aging thief on a routine mission with his mentor, Rhiannon is an initiate enjoying the commerce of an open air market. Nothing unusual, nothing out of the ordinary, just business as usual in the Castle Region. Our unwilling heroes will soon learn there is nothing normal about these days. Evil is awaiting you around every corner. And if you flee from one evil, you may run head first into an evil even greater. The chess board is set in the Castles. Let the gane begin.