If you have been sentenced by an imperial court, if the Inquisition is not indifferent to you, if greedy relatives dream of exterminating you from the world - look for intercession along the Gallows Road. They will help you, lead you away from pursuit and hide you. But the motto of the Road is “we are not a charity organization.” You will have to pay for each service. And consider yourself lucky if you have to pay in money. The soldier will have to fight on the orders of the Road, the scientist will have to invent weapons for the Road, the cunning person will have to spy for the Road. There is a use for every talent. Sigvard Nitbeck, a former captain of the imperial army, has all three misfortunes: a court case, a church investigation, and relatives thirsting for an inheritance. To protect yourself, you will have to serve the Road. However, things turn out in a way that both allies and opponents did not expect. For it is impossible to build roads with impunity through lands that were recently called the Forsaken.