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It was the war to end all wars. Violence had plagued the Fractured Kingdoms since the fall of the Old Empire. But as the generals and the lords died in the Valley of Torglen, the folk looked beyond their allegiances. Beyond their nations. The bedraggled masses that survived the battle flocked to the nearest town with hopes of a new life. One in which their rulers remained rotting in the mud. Brigge led her company of sellswords to foreign lands. Now she seeks to lead the dispossessed into a new life. Ebar was forced into duty. Conscripted by the war machine of Volgsland.

The mercenaries of the Stone & Shield have fulfilled their contract for the Emrosian Empire. Now, it's time to get paid. But a long march and an unforgiving past stand between them and the capital of Emros City. After years of fighting, the wasting sickness that has plagued Emperor Dremnes has finally claimed his life. What will come of the Empire under the control of his untried son Ras Dremnes II?