The Northern Wastes. Beautiful, but cold and not very welcoming lands. Yet hunters will be found even here, and all hope rests only on a true sword and one’s own strength. Even if you are the Dark Lord. It’s pleasant to be called the Lord of Darkness and the Ruler of the Black Castle. But do you know what to do when your loyal servants threaten war, and the ancient enemies gallop to your aid? When watchtowers collapse, looted cities burn, intrigues creep in, and old legends come back to life? When the ancient gods return to a world they left long ago? And let this world be harsh and unwelcoming—but is that really a reason to give up the fight for it!