The game takes place in the Kingdom of Blue Rocks, in which the player takes the role of a good wizard named Ween, who is tasked to take on the evil wizard Kraal. In three days' time, at the day of the Great Eclipse, Kraal plans to take over the kingdom. However, a prophecy states that, if three grains of sand are placed in the Revuss hourglass at the day of the eclipse by a brave hero, Kraal's doom would be sealed. To fulfill the prophecy in the limited time of three days, the player must go on three quests, solving various puzzles along the way to be rewarded three grains of sand that the player must place in the Revuss hourglass.