The Forge in the Forest

For Alv – now Elof the Smith – the war was not yet won. Ker Bryhaine was still a divided city; the Ekwesh, bloodily divided, would look for revenge; the mysterious girl Kara and the beautiful but sinister Louhi who held her bound had escaped, by strange means; and the Ice, implacably malevolent, continued its inexorable march southward.

So from Ker Bryhaine, torn by hatred and suspicion, Elof, Kermorvan, Ils of the mysterious Duergar and their companions, mount an expedition to reach the legendary lost cities of the East. If they can manage to reunite the war-torn peoples, after long centuries, they may be able to stand together against the menace of the Ice. But to Elof and Kermorvan the journey would also bring knowledge of the Powers ranged for and against them, and of the secrets within themselves waiting to be revealed – secrets that would play a part in the war yet to come. And what part in that would Kara and Louhi play?