Thousands of years ago the evil wizard Maledictus controlled the world with an iron fist. In a last ditch attempt to rid the world of his evil, a secret society of sorcerers and witches combined and defeated him, and trapped his soul in an artefact which they magically sealed and broke. They took these pieces and hid them away in different dimensions, timelines and places, thereby ensuring that no one would be able to unite them again, and unleash Maledictus. Peace reigned for a hundred generations. Until you, the famed archaeologist and treasure hunter, stumbled across one of the hiding places quite by accident. And now your lust for this power has started to grow…