A book foretelling of great treasure leads the heroes Thorader and Underife to a strange land. But trouble is stirring back home. A dark robed figure, posing as the emperor, has taken over the main parts of the kingdom. His malice and magic are slowly corrupting the living and luring the dead into an army. Can the surviving members of the northern lands survive once the imposter decides to reveal his true nature? Will Underife and Thorader be able to return from their expedition before it is too late? Or will the kingdom become nothing more then The Ruins of the Past