The Gathering Storm was released on September 24, 2002 and was the first expansion released for Heroes of Might & Magic IV. It follows the journeys of Bohb the Archmage, Agraynel the Bard, Kozuss the Wizard, Dogwoggle the Barbarian, and Alita the Necromancer who must defeat the Wizard Hexis before he can dominate the world and destroy the kingdom of Devonshire.