Deep in the spiral where all manor of creatures exist, from Empyrea to Krokotopia and beyond. In the world of Ravenwood the School of Magical Arts run by Headmaster Merle Ambrose, twin brothers Cyrus and Malistaire Drake take residence. Cyrus a legendary Conjurer, Malistaire a powerful Necromancer, both teachers at the Ravenwood School for Magical Arts. The Drake brothers have taught at Ravenwood as long as anyone could remember, after an instance where a young wizard approached them in their school days in Dragonspyre. Malistaire married, though he did not bare any children. Cyrus on the other hand bore one child who's mother, unnamed, was assumed deceased following child birth. Cyrus took pride in raising his daughter, but things in the spiral are changing. With the death of his brother's wife Sylvia, things do not bode well in the Drake family. What's causing the rift between Cyrus and Malistaire? And what is to become of Cyrus's daughter when she is old enough to attend Ravenwood?