The sun is setting upon the land of valisthea. For centuries, people have flocked to her mothercrystals to partake of their blessing—the abundant aether that fuels the magicks they rely upon in their everyday lives. But as the aether begins to fade and the lifeless deadlands spread ever further, so too does the struggle over the final flickers of the mothers' light grow ever more fierce. Bloody battle rages across the realm, rival nations sending their ultimate weapons against each other: the dominants. Men and women within whom sleep the world-shattering power of an eikon.