A down-on-his-luck Necromancer and his dimwitted skeleton companion find a powerful, ancient artifact. But when it accidentally goes off and kills a powerful Paladin, they're forced to flee town. After meeting up with a young woman and her Ogre companion, the Necromancer finds a new purpose and a new life.

A murder mystery set against the backdrop of an alternate, medieval Earth: In a time where men lust for power and laws are merely an inconvenience, Ami is afflicted by the worst sort of misfortune - undeniable beauty. Her cutting wit, honed through years of being on the run, proves to be sharper than her facial features and a weapon she wields expertly against the world. Mikael harbors grand delusions of being able to solve mysteries that have baffled even the most astute of lawmen. The delusion becomes high fantasy when he actually expects to be paid for his 'services'. After a chance encounter, Ami finds herself bickering endlessly with Mikael, her defensive facade clashing constantly with his unhealthy levels of self-admiration and conceit, leaving her wondering why she's subjecting herself to this torture. To make matters worse, when Ami swipes a commonplace looking strongbox from an unscrupulous banker, she becomes implicated in the banker's murder investigation. Can the duo look past their petty squabbles and unravel the complicated nest of intrigue and subterfuge that surrounds the murder? Will Ami be able to let down her defensive walls and let Mikael help exonerate her?

The Dreamer wanted revenge. His father didn't bow to the corruption until the corruption took his life. The Planner wanted them gone. A rising star, a budding career, taken from him out of sheer greed and conniving. The Executor wanted attention. A life turned bad at the hands of cruel, ambitious men. Three rise from the pools of ash in the city of steam. Three rise to meet the challenge of removing corruption, spurred on by a mysterious, unknown benefactor whose hand sinks deep into Erbain's hierarchy. They face a dilemma: how much is a utopian future worth if one must abandon all semblance of morality, and become the very thing they despise?