For once, your character lost their memory in the process of being resurrected. However, there are certain side-effects to cheating death and being brought back. Before you might learn more, the structure is attacked by the followers of the mad king, forcing you to flee for your re-acquired life. Your character awakens brought back by the Well of Souls, the first and only success of the secret gnomish project.
The world knows that it is only a matter of time before the army of the immortal Fae takes over. In the very beginning of the game you discover that the protagonist has been killed in the war between the Fae King Gadflow and his followers known as Tuatha Deohn against the mortal races of Amalur.