Beset by false friends & the weight of a worlds expectations Nish flees his father the God-Emperor
- always searching for the means to orchestrate his downfall. Nishs reluctant allies are Maelys who believes he betrayed her family; former scrutator Xervish Flydd now stripped of power; & Colm whom Nish owes a favour he can never repay. If their fragile partnership survives they may have a chance to save themselves & their l&. The group must find a hidden tower in a barren arctic wilderness & somehow convince the dread Numinator who despises all humanity to come to their aid. & what of the different futures projected in the Pit of Possibilities? Can they & should they trust its portents? They have nothing to lose but their hope
- a frail weapon in a war upon a god.