, ▁a ▁wise ▁sor cer er ▁named ▁At alis , ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁city ▁of ▁Y ar alet , ▁ruled ▁by ▁Mun th ass em ▁Khan . ▁Con vin cing ▁him ▁to ▁come ▁with ▁her ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁sor cer er , ▁Con an ▁conven es ▁with ▁At alis ▁who ▁explains ▁that ▁his ▁help ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁end ▁both ▁Mun th ass em ▁Khan ' s ▁ty ran n ical ▁reign ▁of ▁terror ▁over ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Y ar alet ▁and ▁his ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁King ▁Y ild iz ▁of ▁Tur ania . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁tale ▁told ▁by ▁At alis , ▁Mun th ass em ▁Khan ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁kind ▁and ▁merc iful ▁r uler ▁until ▁he ▁came ▁into ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁Hand ▁of ▁N erg al , ▁an ▁object ▁of ▁evil ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁iv ory ▁s cept re ▁with ▁a ▁cla wed ▁demon ▁hand ▁at ▁one ▁end ▁grasp ing ▁a ▁cry stal . ▁In scri bed ▁on ▁the ▁s cept re ▁is ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁strange ▁g lyph s ▁and ▁run es . ▁It ▁fell ▁to ▁earth ▁from ▁the ▁stars ▁in ▁ancient ▁times ▁and , ▁as ▁it ▁changed ▁hands ▁through ▁the ▁ages , ▁it ▁granted ▁who ever ▁claimed ▁it ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁ult imate ▁power ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁cur se ▁of ▁event ual ▁destruction . ▁The ▁only ▁way ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁Hand ' s ▁male vol ent ▁force ▁is ▁with ▁a ▁t alis man ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Heart ▁of ▁Tam mu z , ▁a