Dawn broke in the City of Brass. The sky burned orange and red as though a new fire had been lit in a hearth. The scent of smoldering incense still hu…

Valas opened his eyes. The world around him was different. He was no longer in the guild temple but rather an Underdark passage laying in the shadows …

Clink… Valas was a light sleeper and the sound may well have been a gong booming. His eyes flashed open and reflexively he called for his longknife….

Valas sat in the tent he and his brothers had been given as residence by Tarbish. The cushions were comfortable enough, though brightly colored and a …