The worst winter in living memory holds the North in an icy grip. Under cover of this freezing darkness, a horde of bandits, renegades, and exiles known as the Desecrators has conquered Ostaria. Under the command of the terrifying Scourge of Winter, a mysterious figure who plagued the land in legends, these brigands thrive on greed and unending cruelty. As the Desecrators sow terror across the North, the survivors of their brutal assault flee south to Ungverija, seeking to join forces with any heroes who will take a stand against terror. Thanes and freemen, knights and kings must all join together in a desperate alliance to deliver Ostaria from the evil of the Scourge of Winter, and drive back the Desecrators by winter's end.