Called upon by the Mexican government to investigate the strange appearance of a flaming, humanoid figure in the sky above San Francisco, the Fated must travel back to Earth to unravel the mystery of the Burning Man.

Wherever the strange, floating figure goes, madness follows. The more impressionable residents of San Francisco have already started to lose their minds and take up residence atop the Twin Peaks, there they hold disturbing rituals intended to appease the Burning Man.

Malifaux may be dangerous, but Earth will never again be the same....