Bahzell Bahnakson of the Horse Stealer hradani never wanted to be a
champion of the War God. Unfortunately, Tomanak had insisted. Even more
unfortunately, Bahzell's own sense of responsibility hadn't let him say,
"No." Which was how he found himself in the Empire of the Axe, where
even people who didn't actively hate hradani regarded them with
suspicion and fear. Of course, that was only the start of his problems.
Next, there was the Order of Tomanak, many of whom were horrified by the
notion that their deity had chosen a hradani as a champion... and
intended to do something about it. And assuming he survived that, he had
to go home - across three hundred leagues of bitter winter snow - to
face a Dark God who threatened to destroy all hradani.