"I do not remember my siblings or parents but I do remember the corpses." At only five years old, Varani was spirited away from her home amidst the massacre of her House. Taken to safety but tempered by tragedy, the young elf became determined to see no further harm befall her loved ones. Shadowrise chronicles Varani's first thousand years of life, her transition from prey to predator and the sacrifices she made to achieve notoriety.