Flashing Blades

Aell the bladesinger is a former gladiatorial slave.Stiles the lockwhisperer is a streetwise cat burglar.The sword-bearing vagabonds try their best to get by but always embroiled in trouble and chaos. They form a formidable duo with a strong bond of friendship and a sense of duty to the run-down neighborhood they live in.Aell and Stiles become caught up in the machinations of a secret cult and a gang's protection racket while they search the city for kidnapped children and Aell's runaway brother. They find themselves in over their heads battling fanatical priests, ruthless street toughs, and soulless children as they rescue as many innocents as possible and return the missing brother safely back home.

Aell is free and retired from arena fights, but is unfamiliar with the treacherous streets full of thieves.Stiles, looking for an easy mark, spots Aell's purse being taken. With a reward flashing in his mind, Stiles steps in to rescue Aell's life savings.However, Commander Harnolt's arrival on the scene throws everything into disarray.Aell and Stiles become embroiled in a running battle against their common enemy through Mesnick's streets and manage to forge a friendship in the chaos.

Aell the bladesinger is a former gladiatorial slave.Stiles the lockwhisperer is a streetwise cat burglar.Trying their best to get by but always embroiled in trouble and chaos, they form a formidable duo with a strong bond of friendship and a sense of duty to the run-down neighborhood they live in.Aell and Stiles are offered a generous sum of coin to enter the Hive, Stiles's childhood home, and capture creatures that feast on the brains of killers. The coin is to be spent to acquire Aell's brother's freedom from slavery. During their adventures they stumble into more trouble than they asked for by becoming embroiled in machinations of the Hive's downtrodden and triggering a trap set by a long-time enemy.

Aell the bladesinger is a former gladiatorial slave.Stiles the lockwhisperer is a streetwise cat burglar.Trying their best to get by but always embroiled in trouble and chaos, they form a formidable duo with a strong bond of friendship and a sense of duty to the run-down neighborhood they live in.Aell's and Stiles's long-time enemy, Commander Harnolt, conscripts them into his personal service to find an ancient and mysterious artifact hidden within Mesnick. If they are successful in guiding Harnolt to the onyx gate, he will forgive all of their past crimes. If they fail, death at the hands of the Gray Watch is near certain.