Several years after the end of Risen, humanity is pushed to the brink ofexistence and one of the only safe havens is Caldera, a city located on thepeninsula of the Lost Realm. However, even this sanctuary is threatenedby the world at chaos, as monstrous sea monsters cause shipments of vitalsupplies to come to a grinding halt. The hero, upon discovering a rumorthat the pirates of the Southern islands know of a way to banish thecreatures of the deep, journeys to infiltrate their ranks and attemptto acquire this knowledge in time to save Caldera from imminent peril.