Evil has always existed throughout the reach of the Continent but this time dark forces have taken a different form. This time everything seems to be connected. As if there was one man pulling the strings of chaos and forcefully setting fate in motion. After the destruction of her childhood home, Artemis Brynne has made it her life's mission to track the roots of evil to its source and exact revenge for her family. Through fortune or misfortune Bael Richards-- blacksmith apprentice, bookworm and the son of a retired Aldenian general-- has convinced Artemis to take him on her quest to hunt down her boogeyman and discover the ancient secrets behind her ancestors. With his help Artemis will soon learn what it means to be a Kin of the Divine.