In a world blighted by feuding clans and constant conflict, there is a name spoken in even further hushed tones than the most fearsome of warlords; the Behemoth. A creature that towers above all in sight, with matted fur covering its rocky form. It has waged war with mankind for a millennium and stunted the progression of the species, leading to one question – why?One night, whilst on his way to a mysterious rendezvous, a shadus named Lament Strife is ambushed by famed warrior Vaiske Parlet who appears to suffer a mortal wound mere seconds before Lament passes out. When Lament awakes, Vaiske is nowhere to be found and the shadus is left with a peculiar illness afflicting him. In the days that follow, he resolves to find Vaiske Parlet and discover the reason for this strangest of occurrences.Meanwhile, Arvan Deit, a boy on the verge of manhood, sets out on his first adventure – to find his missing teacher, Master Lawliet Snow. Bored of his uneventful a life as an orphan in a small town, Arvan vows to embark on a great quest and make his master proud.These characters are forced together by necessity but torn apart from one another by differing, and often conflicting, interests. Only one thing is certain; their journey leads in one direction – in the footsteps of the Behemoth.