A Small Victory

The great temple-cities of Nehekhara are in turmoil. As the undead forces of Nagash the Usurper sweep across the deserts, the armies of the priest-kings fall before them, every death a double loss as another soldier is added to the Usurper's unliving horde. Refugees flee the city of Bhagar, among them the betrothed of the merchant Masud. Determined to find and protect his love, Masud escapes from the city and takes to the desert, but Nagash's reach is long, and no one is safe from the curse of unlife...

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Set against the backdrop of the great wars of Undeath that brought low an ancient kingdom, this tale focuses on a pair of star-crossed lovers and their desperate attempts to stay together in life, death and perhaps beyond.