In Chapter 1 of Book 1 we are introduced to a group of Templars serving the Empire of Stathan in charge of tracking the whereabouts of a slave lord by the name of Nikolai Astrachi. With the aid of an escaped slave by the name Dog, Captain Petyr Cavill and his Commander Zirul Whitewind stay on Nikolai's trail after his most recent assault of a trading vessel loyal to the Arcfang Family. Join them on the first of many adventures in the fantastical world of Aleatoire as they uncover secrets once kept in the dark.