
by Uriel Sceptim
Inquisitor Captain Arthur Ives never expected to fall into a trap while purging the den of Chaos Spawns. The teleportation trap he accidentally activated took him far away from home and possibly cursed him. Lost and stranded, he must navigate the unknown lands in his quest to find a way back to Arcadia. Unfortunately for him, the locals won't make it easy for a devoted Paladin of the Pantheon of Arcadia. Slavery, corruption, banditry, and treachery rule supreme in the lands he found himself in. Cut from the overwhelming power of the Arcadian war machine he always had at his disposal, Arthur needs to mask his beliefs and find himself reliable allies. Accompanied by his faithful and powerful familiar, Shade the Shadow Fenrir, and by the people whom he saved, Arthur tries to find his way home. But the way home is full of people and customs he doesn't understand, ancient ruins full of mysteries and knowledge he must bring home, and the brewing civil war that might be his chance or doom. Will he find his way home or something else? Cover by Lara Zanatti Reis
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