Darkness has engulfed the once peaceful land known as Europia. In it's time of need heroes are called upon...but the ones to emerge aren't exactly normal. Leading the group is the banished knight named Stephen Velden. At his side is the young summoner Cecelia Scrivener and the drunken master Gerak Thunderfist. Will the three misfit adventurers and their allies be able to keep hope alive? Or is the task before them too much? Let the journey begin with the tale of the Heretic Knight.