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In Prince MelyobarтАЩs floating palace they knew nothing about possibleтАж



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The story so far тАж
The known worldтАЩs magical system was created long ago by extinct race the Founders, though the
quality of their sorcery was infinitely more powerful.

Magic serves as technology, an instrument of repression and even legal tender. It defines social status. Its
many manifestations, commonly referred to as glamours, include fake lifeforms.

Opposing empires Gath Tampoor and Rintarah are the dominant civilisations, each jealously nurturing
their far-flung protectorates. Bhealfa, an island state, has been a colony of both empires at various times,
and is currently under Gath Tampoor. Its ruler in name only, Prince Melyobar, believes death to be an
animate being, and his sworn enemy. The Prince has created a magic-fuelled floating palace that is
literally never still in its attempt to elude the Reaper. It falls to Gath Tampoorian Imperial Envoy Andar
Talgorian to struggle with MelyobarтАЩs delusions and ensure that the colonialistsтАЩ wishes are imposed.

But the empires are not unopposed. A resistance movement has grown in response to their brutality and
injustice. This insurgency is countered principally by the secretive paladin clans, an immensely powerful
militaristic network bound by blood membership. Noted for their cynicism, the clans see no contradiction
in contracting their services to both Gath Tampoor and Rintarah. The clansтАЩ High Chief, Ivak Bastorran,
is adept at viciousness. Though his efforts pale beside the cruelty of Devlor Bastorran, his nephew and
rival for the leadership.

Reeth Caldason is a thorn in their side. He is a member of the shrinking Qalochian diaspora, his people
having suffered bigotry and pogroms. One of the few to survive the massacre of his tribe, Caldason seeks
revenge. For decades he has also searched for a cure to a mysterious ailment that pitches him into
berserk rages and subjects him to vivid, bizarre visions.