The land of Raiaera stands on the brink of total annihilation. Eluriand has fallen to ruin, and only Istien still stands there. Tembrethnil Forest has been decimated, Anebrilith is slowly collapsing under the weight of desperation, and the armies of the Carrion Lord, Xem'zund, are poised to deliver the killing blow on almost every front. With nothing left to lose, the Lady General, Nalith Celiniel, prepares her people for an all out strike. Even as the two sides dig their heels in for absolute war, a third force is about to enter the frey. Dark times and strange aeons lie ahead, and only by sword and sorcery will anyone survive...