- Enter Acrea, a planet rich in environmental and racial diversity, a planet whose intelligent life had created complicated machinery, tamed nature, and harnessed the planet’s natural energy to do their will. A planet that could be called a paradise – were it not being ripped apart by conflict. The major land masses of Acrea float above a gaseous core, held in their suspended state by a powerful magnetic field. On these floating continents reside the three great powers, those of nature, industry and sorcery. While not in a state open war, these nations suffered constant skirmishes, striking at each other in order to acquire valuable resources. With the focus of the three nations on each other, nobody noticed the true threat until too late: a deadly being, shrouded in darkness, whose powers surpassed that of any one nation. The shadowy being built a massive fortress in the heart of Acrea under layers of gas and energy. Inside a remote island, the sorcerer discovered a rare ore which was durable and possessed magical properties. Seeking to harvest the ore for himself, this dark sorcerer secretly promoted conflict between the three nations, hoping to destroy the lingering truce between them and thus destroying any hope they might have had of joining forces to defeat him. Weak as it always was, the tenuous peace between the nations exploded at this slight nudge, throwing Acrea's inhabitants into conflict. It was then that the sorcerer struck. Unleashing a deadly maelstrom of energy, the shrouded villain launched his armada into the fray. With a war on three fronts, the nations were nearly overwhelmed. The world's balance was toppled, the laws of the land all but destroyed. Now, with Acrea in a state of constant war, a new balance has been established. One far more fragile than before. A balance of power, sustained state of battle. And the slightest shift in global powers could bring everything to a very explosive end…