Troubling news comes from the north—war is approaching. The Shautts, the demons from the other side, have returned. Waeren, destroyed by the Six at least centuries ago, has been resurrected. And there are no more wizards capable of resisting his magic. Now people can rely on nothing but themselves. In the south, in Tretinni, in the great capital Rion, only a few who are ready to challenge the oncoming darkness gather—those who will stand against the demons.