Lucian and fellow treasure hunters land on the moon of Kordan, searching for artifacts to plunder. They discover a twenty-thousand-year-old vault from a forgotten age of Mankind. Lucian learns the mysterious and sinister nature of his world. The Solar Knights Order, lead by the great Grandmaster Kairos, chase an old enemy through an empire consumed by war. Difficult decisions must be made, for the fate of the ancient Order rests upon his shoulders. In the Forsaken regions, the Emperors once greatest advisor-turned-traitor gathers his legions, to take the throneworld and sit the Solar Throne. A plague with no cure and no source has brought the realms of men to their knees, and rumors of sorcery and dark magic are rampant.