Three hundred years ago, the Black Forest rose on the borders of the Seven Principalities, surrounding them with impenetrable wilds. Since then, not a single living soul has been able to pass them and live to tell about it. Well, the dead... the dead keep their secrets. The echoes of the battle in the heart of the Peipus principality died down. The enemies are defeated, but at what cost? Far to the north, a former witch hunter whiles away his days in exile. However, those who have set foot on the path of darkness cannot leave it so easily. Especially if visions, circumstances and duty lead along it to the very heart of the Black Forest.