In the wake of a catastrophic cataclysm that claimed the lives of both mortals and powerful gods, the remnants of mortal-kind begin to rebuild civilization in the world of Thearus. But, unseen by many is an ancient and evil force that seeks to bring darkness across the land once more.
The year is seven-hundred-and-eighty-five in the era of a Sanctum of Swords. Five years have passed since the events that nearly saw the Golden Valley destroyed and the beating heart of the Carth Dominion torn from the Children of the Sun’s empire. Karayan Akara, High Queen of Sukhan and Grandmaster of the Ashen Blade Syndicate, fell in that tragic battle.
A time of fleeting peace is nearing its end, as the Children of the Sun recommence their crusade to achieve their manifest destiny, the unification of Khios continent beneath one domain.
The year is seven-hundred-and-eighty-eight in the era of a Sanctum of Swords. Three years have passed since Akopia kingdom and her allies overcame the Children of the Sun and the joint threat of the Esoteric Void’s invasion. A lingering truce between the warring kingdoms has seen Khios enjoy some respite, and peace endures throughout the eastern realms.
Realizing that she will not be inheriting the Throne of the Sun Caller Kings or the Carth Dominion, Shoushan Sar Amun resolves to depart the Golden Valley for the foreseeable future.
