The Museum of Antiquity is where our story starts. During a break-in, Detective Jack S. Jackson is called to the scene of the crime to find a thief the newspapers have dubbed 'The Magician', named so due to his uncanny ability to disappear from any crime scene without a trace. As of yet there have only been brief glimpses of the Magician and these haven't been from particularly reliable sources so Jack is pleased to finally be in a position to unmask the master criminal.

Holding hundreds of years worth of history under its roof, the Museum of Antiquity specialises in ancient texts. Some of which are so rare and valuable that they aren't on show to the public. Instead they spend their days under lock and key and away from light in the museum's basement. 

There has never been a complete stock list of all items in the museum because new items arrive all of the time, so they can be analysed by the knowledgeable team who work trying to unravel mysteries and translate ancient dialiects. Finding out what the Magician is interested with in this place could take longer than they've got to stop him.