In late 16th century Germany, the witch-hunt trials are engulfing the country.
Young, brilliant, and eager to prove himself, Inquisitor Hermann De Vylt is hell-bent on his holy war against the forces of evil.
But, when his world is turned upside down by the death of a noblewoman accused of witchcraft and the encounter with the mysterious Namtar in the Cathedral of Mainz, Hermann is forced to reconsider his allegiances.
