Ninety-nine years ago, the gods created magic then abandoned the world of Pelagios. In their wake, the newly established Hestian Empire seeks to unite the world under one banner.
When the island nation of Ithale is the only remaining stronghold against the Hestian Empire, three unlikely heroes are caught in the tide of a war that sweeps the world. A lone deserter must descend to the underworld and confront those that she left behind, an ambitious magos searches for the lost ship of the gods, and an exiled prince fights in the wilderness to restore his honor.
Influenced by powers they cannot hope to understand, each of these heroes must choose whether to stand or falter against the waves of gods, death, and destiny.