Cub reporter Paul Tomm is asked to write the obituary for an old Estonian history professor. This apparently routine assignment proves to be anything but when Paul's investigation uncovers evidence suggesting that the professor was not exactly who he claimed to be, and that his death involved an ancient mystery relating to fifteen arcane objects, once scattered across the globe and now missing.

The Alembic

The Castle

Ferahid's Golden Ney

Ferahid's Silver Ney

The Ethiopian

Xinjiang's Ivory (Earth)

The Crying Queen

The Sheng (Air)

Rainbow Dust and Peacock's Tail

The Kaghan's Cages (Fire)

The White Mediko

Al-Idrisi's Kamal (Water)

The Yellow Sun

The Red Mediko

The Sun and Its Shadow

The Suitcase