After an earthquake destroys a trade-city in the center of Aether, most denizens evacuate deeper into their home civilizations. Some dare to venture beyond the known realm - deep into the South Sea; A tournament hosted beyond Aether's borders draw the desperate, arriving to seek the Tournament's Wager to rebuild their homes and restore what they've lost.

They say that Aether was once a world of peace... However, I know the flames that scorch our land, of the floods that wash away life, of the shifting winds that ravage the skies, and the rumbling earth that threatens to bury us all... I know Aether for what it is, a world of conflict. Yet even the toughest of warriors can stand united against a common foe. Question is, will they?