Helsenbath. The last outpost of civilization. A secluded hegemony of peace and prosperity. No one disputed the family lineage who had brought Helsenbath its wealth and safety. Its rulers had always been good to their citizens and they were loved by all. Those who opposed would soon change their minds or leave the city. Or simply disappear. But the peaceful harmony came with a price. Inflation. And when an unnatural winter seized the city's industries and commerce, the day of reckoning was at hand. The treasuries were empty. At the same time, an unknown disease was spreading its deadly malice throughout the city, threatening it with total annihilation. The desperate solution was to break a holy treaty with a ruthless enemy of old. Trusting Helsenbath's entire fate into the hands of a simple jester and a hooded man without a name... 30 something,
