In the devastated Mirillia, the skull of a strange animal-like creature with magical properties was found. The Cabal, the sworn enemy of the Nine Lands, is preparing a new war of the gods and seeks to obtain this ominous talisman at any cost. But the Cabal conspiracy is not the only danger, much more terrible is the ancient threat that is brewing in the dark depths of the citadel. To save the world from disaster, Tilar de Noch must go to the outlying lands, where wandering gods prowl and dark Mercies flow and from where not a single one has returned yet knight of shadows.