To Angus, things couldn’t be more perfect. Sure, he still has to deal with an aging body in the outside world that won’t allow him to do much… But he’s found solace in Alterwelt, a virtual world where he can craft to his heart’s content and indulge in his life’s true passion. Spending his time between fulfilling orders and expanding his ever-growing smithing guild, Hephaestus is living the dream, so to speak.

But maybe, just maybe things were a little too perfect.

As he’ll quickly learn, there’s a growing movement gaining traction in the real world; Moralizers who denounce all the violence and depravity that pervade virtual worlds. Their demands are simple: they want the “games” neutered; they want Alterwelt and other Imperium spaces strictly regulated, which could threaten the world Angus has come to call his home.

Behind the movement stands one familiar foe: Lord Liberath, the same individual Hephaestus had managed to oust when the blacksmith had been accused of item hacking.

Through some power play, the Moralizers get their wish, and a new patch is applied to enforce their new rules. When Hephaestus logs back in, it is to find that they wiped out every player’s history. Gone is their experience, gone are their gear and levels… It wouldn’t be so bad if they hadn’t also completely disabled the manual mode.

Hephaestus despairs. It would seem that Liberath got his revenge in the end. Still, maybe not everything is lost… Not one to quit in the face of adversity, Hephaestus discovers one of the founding secrets of Alterwelt that might be the key to saving his beloved world.

Join Hephaestus as he puts his crafting abilities to the test by re-teaching the game all about crafting. Join him as he puts everything on the line to earn his nickname as the true god of smithing!