It is an undeniable truth: give evil a name and everyone's happy. Give
it two names and...why, they're even happier.
Intrepid necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, scourges of
civilization, raisers of the dead, reapers of the souls of the living,
devourers of hope, betrayers of faith, slayers of the innocent, and
modest personifications of evil, have a lot to answer for and answer
they will. Known as the Nehemoth, they are pursued by countless
self-professed defenders of decency, sanity, and civilization. After
all, since when does evil thrive unchallenged? Well, often--but not this
time.
Hot on their heels are the Nehemothanai, avowed hunters of Bauchelain
and Korbal Broach. In the company of a gaggle of artists and pilgrims,
stalwart Mortal Sword Tulgord Vise, pious Well Knight Arpo Relent, stern
Huntsman Steck Marynd, and three of the redoubtable Chanter brothers
(and their lone sister) find themselves faced with the cruelest of
choices. The legendary Crack'd Pot Trail, a stretch of harsh wasteland
between the Gates of Nowhere and the Shrine of the Indifferent God, has
become a tortured path of deprivation.
Will honor, moral probity, and virtue prove champions in the face of
brutal necessity? No, of course not. Don't be silly.