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The Kingdom is plagued by rumour and instability. Kingdom spies in Kesh have been disappearing - either murdered, or turned to the enemy side.

Information has become scant and unreliable; but one thing appears clear. Dark forces are on the move.

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Since Pug and the Conclave of Shadows enforced peace after the last Keshian invasion, the Empire has offered no threat. But now factions are rising and Jim Dasher reports mobilizations of large forces in the Keshian Confederacy.

As the men of the West answer the King's call to muster, Martin conDoin - left as caretaker of Crydee Keep - will suddenly be confronted with the vanguard of an invading army. He reminds himself that he is a year older than his legendary ancestor, Prince Arutha, was when he stood (less)

2. Tsechu: Living festival.

3. West: a glimpse of the dragon.

4. North: abode of the Gods.

5. Centre: spiritual heartland.

6. South: jungle-clad foothills.

7. East: forbidden lands.

8. Bragpa: Nomadic yak herders.

For many years the outside world had no name for Bhutan, although its people call it Druk Yul, The Land of the Thunder Dragon. Perched precariously between India and Tibet, it is a remote and little-known kingdom which until 1974 admitted no foreign tourists.

Now its spectacular mountain beauty and a way of life still firmly rooted in medieval tradition attract visitors from all over the world, although the Bhutanese, well aware of how easily their ‘gross national happiness’ could be compromised by the demands of tourism, firmly control the numbers which are admitted. Tom Owen Edmunds was fortunate enough to be invited to Bhutan as the guest of a member of the (less)

At a deserted fortress in the Valley of Lost Men, the Conclave's agents witness horror beyond their imagination, orchestrated by a familiar enemy. But Belascos motives are as yet unclear.

The Conclave must regroup and discover the true meaning behind the chaos seeded by the evil magician if they are ever to find a way to stop the destruction of Triagia before the demon horde even arrives (less)