The previous Divine Hero fell after her success. After the era of peace ended, all of Ebrasia fell into chaos. King Blackwick the Second has begun a reign of tyranny and rules over the realm with an iron fist. A final seer has prophesized a being of unusual description will cross all Ebrasia on the hated Dark Crusade, and will ultimately end King Blackwick the Second and tear this world from it's dark shackles. Amongst all of the chaos, the most despaired thing is that the Overseer has gone missing for years and hasn't been seen since.