Anchored in a fearsome past of tyrant rulers and black magic, Gleam is a fiefdom gripped in the clutches of its ruler, the Markgrave, who has crushed freedom and hope. An ancient prophecy promises a bright new beginning for Gleam, but the Markgrave seeks the help of the Brotherhood, a mysterious order of scholars and practitioners of the darker arts, to help destroy any chance of it being fulfilled. Into this menacing world comes a young woman, Johanna, and her brother, Tobias. Tobias's craving for power makes him an unwitting pawn in the Brotherhood's evil deeds. Johanna is chosen to be the victim whose sacrifice will preserve the regime of the tyrant Markgrave. Two unlikely allies, a gentle musician and a runaway jester, are given the means to end to the tyranny and save lives, in a battlewhere good contests evil and the legitimcy of the ancient prophecy is put to the test.