Beskrivning
”FAITH IS A FIRE. IN THE RIGHT HANDS IT WARMS…
IN THE WRONG HANDS IT BURNS DOWN A HOUSE.”
Five centuries after the Prophet Orion broke the immortal chains of the Elven Imperium and lead mankind to the subcontinent of Naissus, the remnants of the Prophets realm the Holy Northern Duchies are rotting from the inside out. The ancient Peace of the River still holds the horrors of the deep woods known as the Darkness at bay, but within human borders, a different kind of darkness is thriving—one born of political greed, false piety, and deep-seated superstition.
The Cynic: Brother Pawel is a scarred, world-weary veteran of the Hussars—an elite order of holy knights. He knows that ”demons” are usually just men with hidden motives. Returning to his birthplace of Lublin, he is immediately dragged into a conspiracy at Castle Lipski.
The Duke’s newborn child is rumored to be born cursed, and a new priest is fanning the flames of popular fury. Charged with finding the truth, Pawel must navigate a labyrinth of corruption and false signs before a volatile warlord unleashes a bloodbath.
The Idealist: Hundreds of leagues away, young Ivan de Licorne has recently taken his holy vows of the order, determined to cleanse his family’s disgraced noble name through absolute devotion to the Covenant. Armed with an ancestral blade of rippling Nazherite steel, he believes the line between light and shadow is absolute. But when his father’s dark past catches up with him on a sun-drenched road, Ivan is pushed to a violent brink-igniting a dangerous chain of evets that traps him between a vengeful Lord and a decadent, heretical southern prince.
As noblemen’s ambition clashes with religious zealotry, a cynical investigator and a conflicted idealist are tested to their limits. In a world of grey morality where holy robes mask predators, a vow in steel is the only currency that buys tomorrow.