Two brothers from the far east decide to travel across Orthax, seeking fame and fortune, settling on the far side of the world in a nation called Frelan. With four friends, they form the Consortium to solve or fix problems, for a fee. The Consortium was a second unheralded job for them, so it came as a surprise when the King of Frelan gave them a commission, escorting royal envoys to ransom a stolen treaty. Being an inside job, nothing was as it seemed, and they had no idea who to trust to complete the task and come out alive.