<p>Enter the city of Hart’s Hope in the realm of Burland ruled by gods both powerful and indifferent riddled with sorcery and revenge. The city was captured by a rebellious lord Palicrovol who overthrew the cruel king Nasilee hated by his people. And Palicrovol too was cruel as befitted a king. He took the mantle of kinghood by forcing Asineth now queen by her father’s death to marry him raping her to consummate the marriage.</p> <p>But by letting her live after her humiliation he proved he was not cruel enough to rule. She lived to bear a daughter to return from exile and to retake the throne of Hart’s Hope. Then she in turn sent Palicrovol into exile to breed a son who would in the name of the gods take back the kingdom from its cruel queen.</p>