Set in medieval Germany, a young woman is attacked and forced to seek refuge in a small village in the deep, Dark Forest. But the more she sees of the village, and the more she speaks with its inhabitants, the more she realizes that something is terribly wrong; strange technology, cryptic warnings, and what is that strange humming noise? If she doesn't escape soon, she may never make it out the same person, or alive at all.

In a quest to attain the mythical powers of Tethralith, two novice Scholars, Ferin and Rodrick, find themselves entangled in an ominous plot. As they get closer, their desperation seizes control, all under the looming shadow of the almighty being they sought to claim.