THE WARRIOR’S TALE: Captain Rali Emilie Antero originated from an illustrious category of traders, wizards, and adventurers. But Rali cared little for magic, and even much less for journeying. She was a soldier, captain of the elite Maranon Safeguard, staunch defenders from the majestic town of Orissa. But her family legacy was about to meet up with her. For the Guard’s most recent mission was sheer suicide: a sea-going odyssey in search of an evil professional wizard-the last Archon of Lycanth-who had fled with a key doomsday spell that could destroy all of civilization. It might be Rali’s ideal challenge: a desperate pursuit, raging over the great Western Sea towards the fire reefs that designated the end of the world-and beyond, to locations unmarked also in legend. But only in the uncharted territories of her very own soul-and the heritage of the Anteros-would Rali find the energy to beat the Archon and return to Orissa in triumph.