Can evil truly be destroyed? Or does it lie dormant, awaiting its next victim? It can sleep for over a thousand years; it is patient. With promises of power unmatched, can any mortal resist its seduction?
Merssa Goldmace is the first woman ever to attain the title Paladin Knight. And when the High Order of Palidur tasks her with investigating an evil wind that interrupts a hot summer day, a wind that raises the dead, she relies on her faith and sense of duty to help her prevail. With Vecnor, a mysterious warrior unmatched in skill, and the elf maidens Selanna and Eraim, one a mage and the other a master of many talents, Merssa must gather others daring enough to brave the Wind of the Dead.
The path is not an easy one, and the heroes discover there are far worse things than zombies lurking in the shadows. An ancient magic, evil to its core, has surfaced, and Merssa and her companions face unknown horrors as they race to obtain items of power—items whose sole purpose is to corrupt all of Vaeldor.
Will they find a way to stop the spreading darkness? Or will everyone they love fall subject to the One that Evil brings?
