In less than a year, Kredor Drude II, Guardian-King of Andoch, has secured dominion over nearly the entire continent of Termain. Blinded by the pursuit of power, the King and the Order have allowed themselves to fall victim to the machinations of a dark god’s servants, sounding the first notes of the dread prophecy known as The Bard’s Heresy. Only the fractious nation of Baronbrock, birthplace of Aiden Galadin, legendary saint and founder of the Order of the Guardians, stands in the way of the ambitious young King’s total domination. But the Brock is not without its own internal conflicts, and as old rivalries and generational feuds reignite, the fate of the continent stands upon the edge of a blade. Still, hope remains in unlikely places. Blackguards—outlawed, hunted wanderers long considered turncoats to the Order—emerge from obscurity to hold fast against the tide of Darkness. But will they be enough to bring the Dawn and drive the Dark away