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For centuries travelling gleeman have told tales of the lost Horn of Valere; the legendary Horn that will raise the dead heroes of the Ages.

The Stone of Tear, fortress of legend, has been taken and Callandor, The Sword that is not a sword, is held.

In the distant future humans are one of only three known intelligent species. One of the others, the Klikiss, has inexplicably vanished.

Early in the 25th century, humans ignited a fierce war with the hydrogues.

The momentous war between the powerful hydrogues and fiery faeros continues, with planets and stars being consumed in the devastation.