Eager to explore the world beyond their little village, young Lev Alaric and his four friends set out as caravan guards for an up and coming merchant. When war suddenly breaks out, the friends are met with hardships they never thought they would face, and they are forced to decide what their roles will be in the dangerous and uncertain world ahead of them. Unbeknownst to the five friends and the rest of the world at large, however, is the fact that, in the background of everything else that is going on, a dangerous, mythical group - known only to those who have delved too deeply into the oldest, most arcane secrets of the world - is on the move, looking for information that very few can give.