In a world that has forgotten magic, some scars refuse to heal.

Kel'rak Zaulyl wanted nothing more than a quiet farm and the silence of the plains to bury his past. But when he unearths a sentient dagger that feeds on his darkest emotions, that simple life is replaced by a path of blood and vengeance.

Amelia was a healer until wicked men took everything from her. Now, she is a vessel for a necromantic power she doesn't understand, protecting a son who is only human in soul.

Together with a band of outcasts, they must learn to turn their deepest pain into a weapon. An ancient entity is stirring, and it is looking to fill its Vault with the very concept of history, beauty, and agony. Those who dare to wield the return of both the light and the dark are the targets of its newest planned acquisition.