"The sovereign of Elbwrath is dying. The wheels of succession grind into motion. Nine great lords of the real gather to choose a new ruler. Yet whoever they choose shall inherit the aftermath of a war against the puppetted dead, and the dark deeds demanded of those who faced them. Worse, the commander of the deadliest of Elbwrath's allies in these matters is missing in the heart of her war-torn countryside. It falls to a meager few, appointed by the nine, to retrieve him. But does he even wish to be found?"
