"Riyria"! The mere mention of the legendary tandem makes not only the rich, but also the most notorious robbers of the world of Elan, involuntarily shudder, a world where elves, gnomes and goblins live next to people, and dozens of kingdoms weave endless political intrigues against each other. So who are they who call yourself with the mysterious name "Riyria"? This is an unsurpassed master of the sword, the affable and cheerful Adrian Blackwater and the cunning, unsociable Royce Melborn, capable of passing through any door - a desperate couple of fearless noble thieves, working exclusively under orders and ready to carry out the most delicate and risky assignments. But each legend has its own beginning and its own end, and the legend of Riyria is no exception. It all begins when promising young mercenary soldier Adrian Blackwater witnesses the brutal murder of passengers on a river barge. Suspicion falls on the sullen stranger, who keeps to himself, hiding his face under a black hood...