A subtle shadow has fallen over Corvayn. Once content to his wild machinations inside the tower, a necromancer now has delusions of a world built for the dead. From his layer in the frozen north, he gathers his allies in the shadows for his eventual invasion of the other continents. The players must band together whatever nations can fight this invasion in the little time they have before the dead begin their march. Players will visit nations, conscript allies, make enemies, and build their army however they wish to best combat the undead scourge.