Five centuries ago, a devastating war with demons left the world in ruins. Since then, the survivors - people, elves and mutants - have found refuge in a mountain valley protected by magic. But now the defenses have collapsed, and the inhabitants of the valley are threatened with invasion by a ruthless army of trolls. For the survivors, the only hope for salvation was Sider Ament, bearer of the last remaining black staff - a powerful talisman passed down through the centuries by the Knights of the Word, the key to keeping the world of magic in balance. But now Sider is dead, and with him, perhaps, the future he swore to preserve. To prevent disaster, the staff's magic must be preserved. Panther Ku, a young Pathfinder who was given the staff by Sider Ament before his death, is desperately trying to harness its power. You will have to make great sacrifices, pay a high price, in order to receive clues in the pitch darkness in the war between the Word and the Void.