The Shadow Roads

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The children of the sorcerer Wyrr did not die, but dwelt foran age in the river as “nagar”; ghostly spirits. The Knights of the Vow wereformed to stop the children of Wyrr from ever finding their way back to theland of the living, but members of the brotherhood were seduced by promises ofpower and long life, and they hid away “smeagh”-arcane objects that could allowthe children of Wyrr to return one day. By this means Wyrr’s two sons and hisdaughter made bargains with mortals and appeared again among the living.

Wyrr’s children, powerful sorcerers, had fought among themselvesfor a thousand years, and when they reappeared in the land between themountains their hatred was undiminished, and they took up their feud again. Thusit was that Lady Elise Wills and a traveler named Alaan became the enemies of aknight known as Hafydd, who had contrived to start a war among the principalfamilies of the land between the mountains so that he might come to power inthe ensuing turmoil.

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