The Captives Plot of the Demiurge is established during the struggle of two opposing ideologies. After Prince Pico and the city-state of the Volturno leave the anti-backbone tetrarch to explore the seductive possibilities of the magical sciences, other states get together to return the Volturno and stop any Pico scheme that could start with his recently acquired secret knowledge. You play as convicted prisoners who were drafted into the army of Tetrarch to carry out missions against the troops of Prince Picot and collect information about his master plan.