In the sprawling capital city of Shavanolst, three young adults discover that the seemingly harmless music of a local tavern minstrel is far more than simple entertainment. When he pulls up a chair and begins to play, he weaves the opening strands of a gripping tale of adventure and coming of age.
Magnartes is a young half-elven warrior haunted by painful memories of childhood trauma. Jessyca, a human girl accustomed to a life of caregiving, longs for deeper meaning and a stronger connection to her faith—even as she struggles with her growing feelings for Magnartes. Cynix, a dwarf exiled from his homeland, wrestles with the shame and bitterness left by the conflicts within his sundered clan.
The three cannot help but be moved by the bard’s melodic story. His song becomes the catalyst for an adventure that reveals a world they never a vast and treacherous underworld of caves and caverns hidden far beneath the surface realm. Their journey thrusts them into the midst of a long-running conflict—one that could reshape the balance of power in the underworld, and alter their own lives forever.