Gray Gate City is a home to many who know or wish to learn the mystical arts of magic. Mages are the celebrities of the Norr realm. They use their power to hold back the tide of twisted and demonic monsters from a glacier to the north. They are seen as the only true protectors of the the realm, but there is a dark side to their power and status.

The academies of magic often require work from shadowy guilds so they do not stain their status or their pristine reputations. The guilds perform errands such as stealing, hunting, spying, or assassinations.

Symon is new to the mage city of Gray Gate. He harbors a secret that many would kill him for. He soon learns, that in order to survive the shadow underbelly of Gray Gate, he must join a guild. He will learn the art of being a rogue in a city of mages. He will have to learn every skill he can, before heartless mages, enemy guilds, or monsters come for him for what flows in his veins.