Library keeper Darius lived quietly and peacefully until fate connected him with Richter, a mysterious necromancer seeking his own death. From that time on, he no longer knew peace. He was drawn into a whirlpool of secrets and riddles, by solving which one can comprehend the meaning and purpose of the entire universe. Darius suddenly realizes that his meeting with Richter is not accidental and that he himself is not at all what he seems at first glance. To get final answers to their questions, friends will have to go to Vernstock - the city where all roads lead. But no one knows what exactly they will find at the end of their journey.