A few centuries ago, on an Earth much like our own. More than a thousand years ago, rare gems known as KhiMara served as sources of great magical powers for those gifted few born with the ability to harness their energies.according to legend. Now, his wife having been murdered and his young daughter having been cursed by the ancient warlock NaRhumas, Anteri Vasdegahm, former Captain-Major in the Portuguese Republic's Navy, now a privateer, searches for one of those legendary gems with the hope that when he finds it, he will then be able to employ a practitioner of the ancient dark arts to have the curse lifted from his daughter forever. Unfortunately, not all ancient dark magic is benevolent.