Introduction: When retired Navy doctor Danric Felmaris returns to his hometown of Port Waveward, he reunites with his childhood friend Mathen Orelwyn, a brilliant but gentle alchemist. Their lives take a dark turn when Mathen falls in love with Nerissa Velraith, a mysterious young woman with a troubled past and an unsettling presence. As strange happenings begin to unfold; cryptic writings, disturbing behavior, and whispers of forbidden knowledge; Danric is drawn into a chilling mystery that leads from the city streets to an ancient ruin and finally to the haunted shores of Brineveil Lagoon. What he discovers there will test the limits of his reason, and perhaps, his very soul....