Lane Lesagov is just a doctor. Yeah, he's burnt out from tending to curse victims and is kind of regretting his specialization, but he isn't looking for some grand adventure. The most adventure he's willing to take on is a journey down the road to the Seventh Ward to deal with a Plaguebeast spreading a new flu. But when his Plaguemaster field team stumbles upon an arcane ritual, they're suddenly thrust into a whirlwind of adventure, curses, and the consequences of war.