Magic, once locked away from the world has been restored to humanity. It is a force that does not descriminate between right and wrong. The people who weild it must police themeselves. In order to restore order certain individuals have been brought together by a force some would call chance, others would call it fate or destiny.

In the case of AGENDA it was Patterson's Retreat. A hospital for the mentally challenged, located in Patterson, New York...

Not exactly Kismet.