We have before us an “alternative” Russian Empire, on whose throne sits Tsar Georgiy, supported by a guard of magicians—those, as they are called, the “Enshrouded.” But one day, an unmoored soul enters this world, inhabiting an ordinary craftsman, Fyodor, who worked in a factory his whole life and lived a quiet, measured life. Is it worth saying that now Fyodor’s life will change drastically—and now the whole Empire will talk about him?