Pax embarks on an ambitious quest to track down accomplished magicians scattered across treacherous lands, hoping to apprentice under their tutelage and master the arcane arts himself. Along the way, he must navigate a bizarre landscape populated by skeletal guardians, peculiar aquatic creatures, shadowy adversaries, and other strange denizens—from caves filled with grime and danger to encounters with unexpected foes both mundane and fantastical. His determination to become a truly formidable magician will be tested not only by the masters he seeks out, but by the countless obstacles and eccentric creatures that stand between him and his ultimate goal.