The Forbidden City has been conquered and the evil power of the Master destroyed, but evil has not yet been banished from the world. Mysterious forces of ancient power are moving, and now Ralnor the Ranger must navigate a magic so deep that it threatens to tear asunder the very fabric of reality.

Ralnor and his friends have made a pact with an ancient spirit, and they must fulfil their end of the bargain. The reward for success will be the combined power of the Five Chalices, ancient god-artifacts of unimaginable power.

The reward for failure will be the loss of everything they know and love.