When Kayos, Lyriasharin's father and a Grey God from the times before reckoning, returns to Myrthran after a thousand years, he is displeased to find a young mortal dark god in his domain. He soon discovers, however, that Bane is the rarest of all the gods. He is tar'merin: incorruptible, and therefore has the potential to wield the shadows to fight for the light. The Demon Lord could free an enslaved light goddess if he is prepared to take up the hated dark power again, but he has no wish to do so, or to venture into the trackless and dangerous God Realm. If he refuses, Lyriasharin's daughter may die...