The setting city of Neverwinter takes place in a time when the city is plunged into chaos after the death of the Lord of Neverwinter. In the aftermath of the spellplague and a primordial almost destroying Neverwinter, as seen in the novel Gauntlgrym, the remaining citizens form factions and struggle for dominance over the populace as the dead begin to rise and attack "the city they once called home." Easter Eggs which reference the previous Neverwinter Nights games will be scattered throughout the locations of the game. Source: Wikipedia, "Neverwinter (video game)", available under the CC-BY-SA License.