The Iron Kingdoms is a land dominated by mighty warcasters, arcanists
who command the terrifying war machines called warjacks. While these
epic figures lead armies and shape the futures of their nations, other
powerful individuals, no less skilled, forge their own destinies in
steam and steel.
Called to Battle is a collection of stories focused on the Iron
Kingdoms' unsung heroes, its skilled mercenaries, and even the
horrifying villains who haunt its darker reaches. Track a target through
the frozen north with Kell Bailoch, a deadly sharpshooter who kills for
the highest bidder; hunt down a group of corrupted human magic users
with Narn, a merciless Iosan mage hunter; uncover a sinister sabotage
plot with Arlan Strangewayes, Cygnar's premier arcane mechanik; and
endure a terrifying journey into the mind of General Gerlak
Slaughterborn, a monstrous blighted trollkin with a penchant for
devouring his enemies whole and screaming. These stories draw you deeper
into the wartorn landscape of western Immoren and the Iron Kingdoms,
where heroes, villains, and those somewhere in between find themselves
Called to Battle.