Gigran is a world divided by the Middle Ridge. In the north, civilization has reached the era of technical revolution, but in the south they don’t even think about complex technology. Why do the southerners need it if they haven’t forgotten magic? The Rashmera are outcast former criminals, living on magical leashes and disfigured by the deadly ash erupted from the ominous rift known as the Dead Man's Mouth. The owner of the magic sword Troy is one of them. He is inhumanly fast and agile, capable of single-handedly resisting polar creatures and operating where deadly ash kills a person in a matter of minutes...