Bustling Hemmark, capital city of the land of Anproch, is the heart of the Magic Regulation Guild's operations. And Dean Greenthumb balances on the edge of staying a member or becoming a martyr. Although Dean has been made a member of the city's powerful magic guild, his life remains threatened as forces within the guild vie for supremacy. Played as a pawn by both sides, can Dean survive long enough to go from apprentice to prodigy?