The world of Thorne teeters on the brink of total war. The Keys of Power have returned to the world. And now the necromancers of Tlantos begin a decisive offensive on the territory of the Dark Elves. Serpent-legs of Roshagh, the Herald of the Sleeping, infiltrate the most sealed treasure vaults in search of Light artifacts. In the Island Republic, a conflict is brewing between the Archmage and the Magistrate of Punishing. And the Lord K’irsan is entering into conflict not only with the treacherous Light elves, but even with the gods of this world themselves!