A combination of stories set in a gritty fantasy world of dark spirits and blood magic with a fairly classic fantasy style, all set on the Island of Theoí. If you've read 'The name of the Wind' you might see a fair bit of inspiration in style but hopefully a very different story, setting and characters. --- "No!" Jamison almost coughed on his own words as he woke up suddenly by the cold rock with bloody smears staining its surface. Panicking he fought for breath and found only harsh brittle air rather than the warm smooth campfire heat; a warmer body had slumped next to him and he turned to find Corke staring at him with a worried expression. Upon seeing his face she relaxed and looked out along the wall, glancing her eyes from the singed ashes of the Pemberfrost weeds to the long slashing shadow of the great monolith.--- Sanctum is set in the brutal aftermath of Sanctums fall; a prison off from the main land mass in which a group chosen by the Meredith Crown are sent to bring down the final Monolith that still stands. Upon arriving the group finds an abandoned and necrotic aura seeping over the mist that engulfs Sanctum, there is no life in the halls of stone.
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