Dark times have come in Ostrara, the land of the Sun. The great ruling dynasty has fallen. A new king, Hinsdro the Omniscient, ascends to the throne, but he cannot stop the Troubles. After all, an Imposter appears in the Moon Kingdom, calling herself the daughter of the deceased sovereign, and war comes to Ostrara with her army. In search of salvation, Hinsdro turns to mercenaries from the Ice Volcano Wasteland. Their leader will have to fight side by side with the king's nephew, and this marks the beginning of a great friendship that will one day be sung in song. But the young commanders do not know: there will be no winner in the war, and the enemy is not in the ranks of the Lunar Army. The price of enmity is friendship, ruined in the first year of troubles. The price of loyalty is betrayal. And the price of life is death...