Chaotic, relentless winds of change are blowing through the world of Tiarna, tearing through not just the landscape, but the minds of those who inhabit it. Few feel the effects of the gale as much as Tyras and Oren, who find themselves caught in the middle of it's turbulent fury. As two Seekers, artifact-acquiring agents of the mighty Argan Empire, they’ve become accustomed to conflict. Still, nothing could prepare them for the world-changing events about to unfold when one of the empire’s leaders, their own personal master, finds himself at the wrong end of an assassin's bow. Galvanized by the incident, the pair separates in order to uncover the truth behind the terrible act and find the mysterious relic called the Conduit, which is somehow connected to all of it.