Heroes of the Valley

The Remordan Valley in the hinterlands of the Thyrrian Empire – home to misfits and malcontents, but also rugged frontier folk and friendships forged in the hardships of its remote climate. There, you can make a new start, or disappear. There, you can build a life with tenacity, honest work, and – sometimes – a good sword. But not all are drawn to the Valley for its freedom. Dark ruins haunt its wildernesses, and darker entities languish in their shadows. Now a conspiracy of misguided fools will stir things that should have been left dead and the whole region will pay the price. But the Valley won't take it sitting down. Legion veteran and half-hobgoblin; wizard and elven warrior-priestess; gnome politician and orphan apprentice. Their unlikely friendship will form the rallying point for the free peoples of Remordan. And they will defend the Valley.

They thought they'd won. They thought it was over. The Defenders of the Remordan Valley have smashed the barbarian horde that spilled out of the frozen wastes to plunder their cities and farmlands. They've blasted the wizard that incited their rampage from existence. They've slain the elven traitor that led them. But it was all a ruse. It was all a distraction. While the defenders were facing a human threat in the north, a thoroughly inhuman one has risen in the south. Slavering goblinoid legions now roll up out of the wilderness, across a frontier stripped of its guardians, led by a re-awakened demoness freed of the bonds of hell and bent on domination. And the traitor has somehow returned at her side – not just for vengeance, but to prove to the woman he still loves that he was right. There will be Blood in the Valley.

For the free peoples of Remordan, the end is near. The Defenders of the Valley are battered, divided, and on the run. The forces of darkness-goblinoid hordes, a demigoddess out of the worst nightmares of the past, and an elven traitor still clinging by one strand to his soul-are on the offensive. With the district capitol fallen, only a few cities and a few erstwhile allies remain to check them. But where friendships endure, there is hope. The Legion veteran still has his sword, his wits, and a half-hobgoblin monster to cover his flank. The gnome politician still has his silver-tongue and an audience desperate for leadership. The wizard still gathers his powers and strength for a final confrontation, with a troubled, but determined apprentice at his side. And the half-elf warrior-priestess faces her past-and a love gone so wrong it can only end one way. Together, against the odds, they will make their Stand in the Valley,