For the free peoples of Remordan, the end is near.

The Defenders of the Valley are battered, divided, and on the run. The forces of darkness—goblinoid hordes, a demigoddess out of the worst nightmares of the past, and an elven traitor still clinging by one strand to his soul—are on the offensive. With the district capitol fallen, only a few cities and a few erstwhile allies remain to check them.

But where friendships endure, there is hope.

The Legion veteran still has his sword, his wits, and a half-hobgoblin monster to cover his flank. The gnome politician still has his silver-tongue and an audience desperate for leadership. The wizard still gathers his powers and strength for a final confrontation, with a troubled, but determined apprentice at his side.

And the half-elf warrior-priestess faces her past—and a love gone so wrong it can only end one way.

Together, against the odds, they will make their Stand in the Valley,