Following the plot of Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magicka Obscura, the disillusioned daughter of a shady businessman jumps on an opportunity to pursue her magical aspirations. Diverted by a perfect collision of circumstances, the would-be mage winds up gathering the usual band of misfits in a long-shot attempt to protect everything they value from a threat they'd never imagined.

A string of loosely related tales chronicling the adventures of sassy spellslinger Alexa and eccentric aurin Elanirin. A new home and a new life awaits-but so do huge messy gobs of trouble.