The war for Eriand has begun. Ancient archmage Rossthiof has returned and his ashen legions march across the land. The forested province of the Vidrfold remains the last obstacle to his total domination of the south. Never did Rig, a young warrior from the north, think he would be caught in the middle of an immortal's war. Newly awakened to his magical abilities, Rig and his companions travel north to secure an ancient artifact: the Eldritch Tome: This relic has the power to remake worlds, and Rossthiof will conquer every kingdom in his way to find it. Rig's journey will take him miles beneath the highest mountains in the world and through ruined civilizations haunted by cursed immortal remnants. To survive, Rig will have to give himself to powers that may change him forever. When duty demands one path and the soul another, which road does one choose? And who will reach the Eldritch Tome first?