The cursed child of the elven people will awaken in a thousand years and with a steady hand will sow terror and death, reaping bloody fruits of revenge and fury. Asteria’s prophecy says that a shadow will fall on the Realms of Men—but it has also been buried in the ages, and few remember it. And in the sky, the Scarlet Star is already burning: in the south, the Horned Mother sends her daughters to search for the awakened. And only an ancient dragon remains calm, carefully watching the fragile balance of this world. The Great Game—where the fates of entire peoples are the stake—begins.