For eight centuries, the dwarven kingdom of Truuj has lived in isolation, banishing its criminals across the sea to the human-ruled lands of Nostra Celeste. Now, a rare diplomatic order has sent Furyk Stonebrow, a noble-born dwarf and official ambassador, on a mission to find these clanless outcasts and offer them a chance to return home.
But the world across the Paladim Sea is far more dangerous than the histories suggest. Furyk arrives to find a land of rising tensions as a mysterious, otherworldly threat begins to stir in the shadows. Accompanied by a veteran protector, a human ranger, and a knight with a forgotten past, Furyk must navigate a landscape of political intrigue and mounting darkness.
When his diplomatic mission twists into a desperate fight for survival, Furyk discovers that the political knives in the dark are sharper than any threat falling from the sky.