Trouble is brewing all
over Firma. Three years have passed since Rokey and his companions saved the Brotherhood of the Noble Contemplative from infiltration by the
evil Order of the Bone. In the kingdom of Duncileer, palace unrest and
the threat of war rattle the peace of mind of the gentle giant, Lorq,
his wife Kyzee and their two-year-old son, Broq. Fia, feeling restless,
has arrived from the distant pleasure realm of Respite. When a plot to
murder King Hobar unfolds, Kyzee, now captain of the King's Guard, is
caught up in a web of betrayal and intrigue that will ripple throughout
the land. Meanwhile, in the elf forest where they've settled, Rokey and
Flaskamper are encountering some serious bumps in the road to marital
bliss. Flaskamper is battling feelings of despondency and suffocation,
and Rokey, unable to communicate with him, has buried himself in his
studies with the High Elf Mage, Ellispon. The two finally decide to give up on their relationship and separate, giving Rokey's enemies in the
Order of the Bone the opportunity they've been waiting for. They abduct
him from Elfwood and whisk him away to their stronghold in the north,
intent on sacrificing him in order to achieve the goal for which they've worked so long - the return of their living god, Cyure. Now Flaskamper, joined once again by his old friends, as well as some new companions,
must embark on a journey to rescue Rokey, as well as see if the two of
them can recover the love that first brought the two of them together.
Once again the journey takes them to the east, this time to the dark and danger-filled kingdom of Ulgiarrah, then north through the haunted
forest of Gloomsveldt, to Moribar, their enemy's seat of power. But time is against them. The sacrifice is to take place at the rising of the
next new moon. As they battle to overcome one hindrance after another,
Flaskamper becomes more and more desperate to reach his true love before it is too late to save his life, their love... perhaps even Firma
itself.
