After a grueling journey, Argrave has come to what promises to be the end of the line. Here, years of preparation will combat millennia of a cycle of misery. The battle promises to be more than a simple struggle for victory. It has become bitterly personal, both for the sake of vengeance and the protection of loved ones. Even if Argrave can win, he isn't certain he can do so without loss. But the table has already been set, the die have already been cast, and the war has begun. All that remains is seeing everything to completion.

Problems are rarely as they appear on the surface. Argrave's dealt with all the surface has to offer, and now has to deal with that beneath it; specifically, that which lives there. The underground is a merciless place that can claim the life of even the most hardened adventurer, and the hard times there have created hard people who would much prefer the easy living offered on the surface. A cult prepares to strike at the Kingdom of Vasquer. Its leader has strength enough he might deserve the title of god he so boldly claims. In the coming tragedy, however, lies opportunity. In these ...

If there was a sentient calamity with the goal to end the world, it might meddle with the planet directly rather than waste time on its people. Such a calamity could exploit the volatile forces of the planet's core, ending everyone from within without seeking their say in the matter. That would be a brutally effective way for this thinking disaster to see its goal to fruition. That isn't actually happening, of course. But for Argrave, it'd be convenient if it was. He's crafted this deception to engage in diplomacy with the reclusive dwarves, who've mastered the depths of the planet and have...

Countless obstacles have barred Argrave’s uncertain path to kingship, most of all his own acceptance, yet now the race is nearing its end. His brother Orion has acted contrary to anyone’s expectations in defying his father, yet a kingdom is more than its king alone. Each of the kingdom’s dozen vassals have vassals of their own, and Vasquer is on the brink of shattering into countless petty nations as it did in the history Argrave remembers. The stain of bastardry lingers on Argrave’s claim, and unless he intends to earn a title without any power, he must act the delicate diplomat, ...

Upon moving into a new, ancient home, it's expected that one will find secrets. In this case, Argrave has made the world his home, and the secrets that he's finding affect far more than him alone. Even still, they prove to be unusually centered on him, his heritage, and many aspects of his life that he's only discovering deeper relevance to only now. His blood carries with it secrets that neither he nor any other have uncovered before, perhaps only because they weren't before allowed. At the same time, darker aspects of the world demand attention. Typically, the evil things come out of the ...