The Runes of Zendos, sequel to The Oracle's Cave, is a game in which the merry principality of Dorcasia is conquered by the evil wizard of Zendos, and the player must rescue the twelve months that the wizard has trapped in a hidden hourglass.
Two years after returning from an expedition in Africa, Lord Munroe is still being absent from public life. You are the famous sleuth Basil Byron and your task is to find the whereabouts of the missing adventurer.