Players become intimately involved with the story of the Scepter as they at first ally with the White Mantle to prevent the Undead from taking it, only to ally with the Shining Blade, helping them steal it from the Mantle. Players then give the Scepter to Vizier Khilbron in exchange for aid against the Mantle. Finally, they have to destroy the Lich Lord before he uses the Scepter to destroy all of Tyria. At the end of the PvE campaign, the Scepter is whisked away, and its location is, once again, unknown.