The year is 174 ACW.

The Free Lands of Elondaron have risen from the ashes of the Kelsenon Empire, sundered during The Hundred Years Chaos. Once a humble trading port, the Republic of Coralton has become a beacon of light amidst the shadows that have fallen since the Empire’s demise. In less than two centuries, this mighty merchant nation has sprung alive with hope and prosperity, and is poised to be the foundation of an empire even greater and more powerful than the last.

But the darkness will not be defeated so easily…

Beware! The armies of the Children Of Madness marshal, poised to crush the fragile bastion of law and order! From the Shroud of Mist, The Queen Of Air And Darkness calls to her blood, drawing them closer as she seeks to be reborn again!

Ancient shadows gather as forces long thought gone awaken in the world. A fractured nation of otherworldly beings, once mighty and proud but grown decadent and corrupt, eyes the lands of Coralton with greed and jealousy. Desiring to reclaim their former glory and rebuild their might, they have begun acting to secretly weaken the land, presenting themselves as friends while they manipulate, poison, and betray those who trust them. Only a brave few, foxes among the wolves, have the courage to act against the aims of their kin, and they are hampered, having too few hands to work their will.

Beware! The Jack of Ashes laughs in triumph as the blood moon rises and the sun turns black and cold in the sky! From the Doomed City, The Dark Reaper stretches out his fingers, raising the dead from their graves as he seeks the key to his prison!

Meanwhile, another evil stirs. A plague of death struck one of Coralton’s cities forty years ago, breaching the barrier between the worlds and creating a seepage of necromantic energy from The Shadowfell that lingers to this day. Another city languishes under siege from a dragon animated by fell powers and controlled by villains with dark aims. Cults to the god of Undeath are uncovered with alarming frequency, and are spreading faster than they can be destroyed. And the only thing all of these events have in common is a single name, dribbling from the lips of undead horrors and depraved lunatics alike: The Jack of Ashes.

And behind the scenes, even greater evils work, for all of these dark blights are but harbingers.

Heed well my words! For I have seen the doom of man! The end of hope! The Rise of the Fallen!

It is into this situation that a ragtag band of misfits finds itself drawn, in spite of themselves. Their actions will change the course of history—for better or ill. You are one of these adventurers. You have chosen to leave the safe confines of your homes and travel the dangerous path of adventure. You have the destiny of the world in your hands.

When the call goes out, and the fate of the world hangs in the balance, Where will you stand?