From the introduction: You are powerful souls awakened for the purpose of linking the first flame! The First Flame is the soul of the world. Once it dies, the Age of the Gods will end, and the Dark Age of Man will begin. The Firekeeper, a young and blind woman, has rung the bell and will guide you. Continue the long tradition of rekindling the First Flame by consuming the souls of powerful individuals, or blaze a new path and usurp the flame and consume its embers.