The village of Lostwithiel, nestled at the foot of Bald Mountain, is fighting a curse put upon the land by Nirvana the Ice Maiden. At the end of every month one poor young man is bewitched by her and is never seen again. Arriving into the World of Wimsey, it is up to you to find the crystal bell which is the only thing that can put an end to her evil ways. Find the bell and ring it in her presence to save the land.

Nirvana is an interactive text adventure taking place in the World of Wimsey. The game, which is familiar with over one thousand words, is played by entering simple two or three word phrases to direct the actions your character performs. You may use simplified letters to direct movement such as U for up or W for West. Speaking with the multitude of characters on your adventures is performed by simply placing what you want to say in "quotation marks".