The once powerful and great Empire is destroyed. Robbers and all kinds of impostors are rampant everywhere. Endless unrest and power struggles are further aggravating the already worsening political crisis. The elderly Emperor Aureon of a weakening dynasty is dying, having failed to conceive a child with his beautiful young wife. The priestly caste, led by a strong and unceremonious High Priest, is preparing to proclaim a theocracy led by itself. But there is still little hope for the revival of the former glory of the state. Indeed, according to an ancient prophecy, when the Empire is practically destroyed, a certain barbarian fighter from the North will appear in Valkarion, who will be able to return the country to its former power.