Where sea ships once plied the waves, now only sand ships roam the Great Desert, moving between shining cities. And the most important of the cities is Charisat. The city of miracles, the abode of slender dancers and desperate tramps, a place where dreams come true, where every hero, every adventurer and adventurer strives. A city of dangers and pleasures, where it is impossible to distinguish enemy from friend until it is time to fight... and then it may be too late. A city where a beautiful woman and a charming thief wander through the streets, the only ones who are able to deceive the priests of a terrible cult that brings death to the city of dreams...