Far away in a distant galaxy, the people of the planet Prysmos lived in an age of great technology. They had taken control of all of their sources of energy, and enjoyed a life of comfort and ease for 7,000 years. But this was not to last, for the realignment of the three blazing suns of Prysmos signalled the end of the Age of Science and heralded in a new Age of Magic. As the people of Prysmos adapt to their new world, several factions try to gain an advantage over all others when the wizard Merklynn comes out of hiding and offers to share his magic with any who can survive his tests