

Rathen quickly recruits his best friend, an ex-gladiator and landlord of the local tavern, Bulo, to assist him.The two join other members of the group and head for Ghrakus Castle, to face their enemy. The pay is goodand the mission seems clear. Trying to forget his problems by the copious use of strong ale, he is approached by the emissaries of a powerful lord to lead a band of fighters, clerics and mages to dispel brigands from his lands. A seemingly simple mission: eradicate a menace in a neighboring land, yet dark secrets strangle a truth that spells death to the unaware.Rathen, a former captain in King Delvant's army, has retired to a quiet backwater town after the Kingdom's forces were dissolved following the King's sudden death.
