Disciples 2: Dark Prophecy is a turn-based tactical fantasy game. The game, like Disciples: Sacred Lands, takes place in a fictional fantasy world called Nevendaar, also called the Sacred Lands. The game centers on the four main races of this world, constantly at war with each other: The Empire (people), Mountain Clans (gnomes), Legions of the Damned (demons), Hordes Undead (English: Undead Hordes, undead). The game provides the opportunity in any scenario or campaign to choose one of four difficulty levels, one of three types of lord ruler, each of which gives different bonuses and determines the class of the first hero-leader.