A team sent by Calibeth to raid a royal vault under her brother's control uncovers a hidden chamber containing what is now known as the Apocryphon of Corlis. The secret artifact, passed down through generations of rulers, indicates how to find and access crypts scattered across the kingdom that contain weapons built by the Old Empires. A spy relays the discovery to Charlast and a race to secure the ancient arms begins.

Inscribed on the artifact: "Some threats justify terrible measures."