In the wake of the Marcus Ravenholt's destructive war against the people of the land, the local kingdom begins the difficult task of rebuilding. Into this vacuum enters the vampire's chief surviving lieutenant, Hector Brightblade, a wight lord of cunning strength and undying ambition. This undead master will do everything within his power to overtake the human lands… not with brute strength, but rather intrigue and guile.
Meanwhile, the commanding officer of the victorious human army, Barrobos Dyvasky, must come to terms with his own dark past. He finds he can no longer run from his mistakes and discovers some secrets are never meant to stay that way. Along with a brave companion, Barrobos must journey to his homeland in the frozen north to put his personal demons to rest.