Time is running out for Evintyde and the Evinari who inhabit this mysterious land. A delicate balance of power exists between Evintyde’s three “perfect” Kingdoms. Central to this is THE MYSTS, an atmospheric evil that has begun drifting slowly across the land, bringing decay and destruction, The Mysts harbor savage hunter-beasts who feast on anyone trapped within.
Each year, rulers of the three Kingdoms unite to deploy “THE GIFT,” a powerful spell that brings about Winter, pushing back The Mysts with the advent of life-giving Spring. Without its deployment, Evintyde will die. Only one monarch can possess The Gift. Only that monarch can deploy it.
Upon the death of KING TOEYAD, ruler of the mightiest kingdom, Calabiyau, that responsibility falls to his oh-so vain, self-absorbed daughter, KANDIDE. Entitled by her royal status, Kandide is the epitome of physical perfection, as demanded by the Ancient Writings: Physical Perfection is, after all, the LAW!
LADY ARON, Kandide’s power-mad, revenge seeking rival, sees opportunity. She knows bigotry and hate are more powerful weapons than even her own dark magic. Aron stages an “accident” to injure Kandide, crumpling her wing and hand, making her one of the despised and unwanted—an “IMPERFECT.” Worse, an Imperfect who controls The Gift and the destiny of Evintyde.
As chaos ensues, Kandide mysteriously vanishes. How? No one knows. To where? Know one knows that either. The three kingdoms prepare for war, each blaming the other for Evintyde dying.
Lost, alone, terrified, and hunted by the savage beasts, Kandide finds herself in the deadly Mysts, until she discovers its secret: MYSTALIA, a hidden Kingdom of the few surviving Imperfects and her only source of support. She has a terrifying choice to make: To save the world she has known… or whether the world is even worth saving.