After your victory you find that not only is the castle infested with goblins, but the land on which it sits is the center of a territorial dispute that is likely to lead to war between Erathia and Avlee, the kingdoms of the Humans and Elves. It's up to you to figure out how to handle the situation, and ultimately you will have to choose between fighting for good or evil as the game progresses. You lead a party of four characters of various classes through outdoor areas and dungeons in search of experience and loot. Each class has a variety of plusses and minuses, with different limits on the type of skills that can be learned, and the proficiency with which they can be used. Magic users tend to be weak in hit points, but able to cast a variety of helpful spells to aid the party in various ways.
Fighters can hack and slash effectively, and can use other skills like Disarming traps and so forth.
A new class, Thieves, is a semi-fighting class that excels in the utility skills needed in the game. Once your adventure begins you control the action in a first person view. Everything is manipulated in the first person view, you can open doors, talk to people, pick up items, etc. using the mouse. Combat can be played out in real time or in turns. Unlike the previous game, you can move in a limited way in the turn based combat, which was a great addition.