The Mountain Guard is the last stronghold of the Meekhan Empire on its northern borders. Here, in narrow valleys and abandoned villages, an ancient evil still lurks. But the guards don't save the world. They just do their job: protecting civilians from wild nomads, from tribes that have fallen under the influence of wild magic, from the cults of bloodthirsty gods... a sinister pattern begins to emerge...And in the south of the empire, a reckless merchant hires a skilled warrior named Yateh from the mysterious tribe of Issars, who always hide behind a mask, as a bodyguard and ruthlessly kill anyone who sees their faces. The merchant still does not know what tests he will subject his family to, and that his decision will initiate events that will put the fate of the entire Meekhan at stake and lead people to confrontation with the gods ...