After the scourge destroyed the world in less than a year, those who survived fought hard to reclaim their homes from the wilderness that had overtaken it. Some cities regained contact, from the spectral port of Elsewood to the teleporting colony of Farhaven. Of particular note is the city of Alinore, the largest surviving city in the world, who's survival relied upon the sacrifice of every magic user in the city.
Our heroes hail from Alinore, having been brought together by an illicit mission for a local crime lord.