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: Volume Two is a collection of stories focused on the
Iron Kingdoms' greatest heroes, its skilled mercenaries, and even the
horrifying villains who haunt its darker reaches. Journey with High
Paladin Dartan Vilmon as he and his paladins fight their way across
western Immoren on a most holy mission in "Conviction" by Steve Diamond.
Witness the infamous alchemist and inventor Gorman di Wulfe use his
staggering intellect to try to escape the consequences of a murder
accusation in "A Casualty of Science" by Matt Forbeck. Trace the origins
of one of the most feared members of the pirate ship Talion, the
sawbones and ship's cook known as Doc Killingsworth, in "Flesh & Bone"
by Chris A. Jackson. Discover the terrifying surgical augmentations of
the enigmatic creatures called the Cephalyx as they perform their
ghoulish experiments on a captured squad of Cygnaran trenchers in "Mind
over Matter" by Howard Tayler.
These stories draw you deeper into the war-torn landscape of western
Immoren and the Iron Kingdoms, where heroes, villains, and those
somewhere in between find themselves Called to Battle.
