For centuries already, the Empire founded by humans—those who defeated the gnomes, elves, orcs, and the Danu—has held on to power with blood and fear. The pillars of the throne—the seven Magical Orders—have unlimited authority over the souls and fates of the country’s inhabitants and over the Emperor himself. But the day of revenge is near, the day the great battle begins—because the sacred sword Immelstorn has already awakened deep within the Drung Forest, and the Diamond “brother” of it, Dragnyr, shines brighter and brighter, illuminating the secret caves of the Underhill Tribe.
Emperor Mielina begins a war against the magicians. Once, they taught him to be cruel; now he will show them what it costs.
At the same time, Agatha from the Danu tribe—servant in a circus—finds in the forest a magical Wooden Sword, Immelstorn. The fate of her enslaved people will depend on whose hands it ends up in…
The gnome Sidri leads a tiny squad into a distant underground realm to obtain some ancient artifact of his kin.
And over all of this, strange goat-legged visitors from another world keep watching—their own goal is unclear, but it’s hardly likely to be entirely benevolent.