Introduction: When eight warriors, their konung, and a sharp-tongued sage sail from the North to Ellwethir seeking peace, they find only rot.The young king, stained by a vile sin, lurks in shadows. His court warps into abominations. The castle reeks of something ancient — something clawing to be born.Sigrid, a cunning wordsmith who knows the island’s speech, and Ragnar, a berserker forged in battle, are split in the chaos. One seeks truth. The other — vengeance.Beneath the keep, under blood-soaked stone and cursed bone, the Old God stirs.Its name is Mórgath an Tíoráin.And it craves a son to pave its path of ruin....