Rudi Mackenize, now Artos the First, High King of Montival, and his
allies have won several key battles against the Church Universal and
Triumphant. But still the war rages on, taking countless lives, ravaging
the land once known as the United States of America. Artos and his
Queen, Mathilda, must unite the realms into a single kingdom to ensure a
lasting peace.
If the leaders of the Changed world are to accept Artos as their ruler,
he will need to undertake a quest to the Lake at the Heart of the
Mountains, and take part in a crowning ceremony--a ceremony binding him
to his people, his ancestors, and his land.
Then, once he has secured his place and allegiances, Artos can go
forward, and lead his forces to the heart of the enemy's territory....