The game tells the story of a young male apprentice who was raised by an old mage and sent to the Academy of Avencast to finish his studies of the arts of magic. The player takes control of the character when he is about to undergo preparations for his final exam which is to be passed in the local Crystal Caves. Source: Wikipedia, "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avencast," available under the CC-BY-SA License.