One hundred years after the fall of the Old Empire, the no-man's-land known as the wilderness is teeming with dangerous beasts and horrifying creatures. The villages of the wilderness are protected by the organization known as the HOWL, split into four garrisons across the realm. Various individuals working under the Third Garrison embark on ranging missions throughout the wilderness and uncover its sinister secrets, discovering echoes of a realm beyond, and get ever closer to learning about the mysterious woodland creature known as the Wilderman.