The Winds of Change blow from the throne of the Universe, penetrating the worlds they created. And closest to the Throne lies a world called Akahlar. The Akhara rulers understood the essence of magic, mastered hidden powers, and this gave them enormous power. For countless centuries, Akhara magicians sought absolute power, which would turn them into gods and lords of the universes. For countless centuries, the peoples conquered by the Akharas dreamed of heroic liberators and hoped for their arrival. And the heroes came - but after them the merciless Riders of Storms burst into the world.