The moons out of sight, Köinzell must rely on his friends to cut down the cruel Chiliarch Fargo and reach the "Hero" Schtemwölech. At one time, Köinzell would have counted Schtemwölech among his closest friends, but there is no trace of the once honorable warrior left in the traitorous landgrave. As the voices of Schtemwölech's innocent victims cry out in their agony, Köinzell is touched to his very soul, and his rage transforms him into an instrument of judgment upon the man he once called a comrade!