You play as Tetrine Reish. Tetrine must find a way to lift the curse plaguing her employer's sister, the Empress' Shadow, before the Shadow succeeds in restoring the old dread empire and crowning herself the next Empress of Aeser.

• Solve puzzles and learn magic in the quest to lift the curse
  
• Choices have lasting consequences and can lead to one of several endings
  
• Other choices affect Tetrine's personality over time
  
• Develop relationships, both friendships and romantic, and make Tetrine to grow as a person
  
• Or play to Tetrine's flaws and see what happens