A new year brings new woes for the kingdoms of Christendom. As civil war looms, England’s king and many of his people lie stricken with an illness blamed on the inscrutable Godstone. The impetuous king of France has provoked outrage in Flanders and now suffers retaliatory raids across the countryside by vengeful Flemish partisans.
All the while, ever stranger phenomena occupy the minds of high and low alike, sparking wonder and despair in equal measure. The boundaries between reality and delusion are becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish. Some find themselves questioning what is true and what is fantasy.
Against a backdrop of regional rebellion, mistrust between friends and allies, and mass hauntings, there remain those who courageously strive for answers that might cure the chaos. But is it too late? For something is coming, known to few and understood by fewer.