Brave the Darkness. Physos is in turmoil. Maluin and his Ferron forces have invaded Stonehelm, the Geomancer capital, in search of a power beyond that of the energy wells. Avon continues his path of destruction as he rampages east, his sights set on his next victim. But under the shroud of shadow, an even greater evil stirs. Deep beneath the Shrouded Isle, Dane and Quinn are losing hope. There are no signs of their captured allies. Unseen horrors lurk behind every darkened corner. The thought of escape dims as quickly as the natural light. Then Dane stumbles across something worse than the Chemocytes lurking in the endless tunnels, a secret hundreds of years in the making that is certain to shape the fate of Physos itself. Even in a world founded on peace and prosperity, power must have a balance.