On his thirteenth birthday Snydur of the chave Pup flees his home in search of the thugs who have murdered and ravaged his beloved aunt. As was the custom, it had been her duty as his narshon to instruct him in the arts of intimacy. To find her murderers Snydur must leave the safety of his margin circle and move into the fascinating and perilous world that is Ysstrhm. On his return he prepares himself through physical and weapons training to take up the search again. At the age of nineteen he leaves his home on the quest as told in the chronicles that follow.

On his thirteenth birthday Snydur of the chave Pup flees his home in search of the thugs who have murdered and ravaged his beloved aunt. As was the custom, it had been her duty as his narshon to instruct him in the arts of intimacy. To find her murderers Snydur must leave the safety of his margin circle and move into the fascinating and perilous world that is Ysstrhm. On his return he prepares himself through physical and weapons training to take up the search again. At the age of nineteen he leaves his home on the quest as told in the chronicles that follow.

On his thirteenth birthday Snydur of the chave Pup flees his home in search of the thugs who have murdered and ravaged his beloved aunt. As was the custom, it had been her duty as his narshon to instruct him in the arts of intimacy. To find her murderers Snydur must leave the safety of his margin circle and move into the fascinating and perilous world that is Ysstrhm. On his return he prepares himself through physical and weapons training to take up the search again. At the age of nineteen he leaves his home on the quest as told in the chronicles that follow.

The forces that threaten the Valley are on the move and only the fledgling Alliance stands in their way. In this second volume of the Ysstrhm series young Snydur accepts the burden that has been thrust upon him as a leader of the Alliance and sets out to scout the enemy’s growing influence and, if possible, find and exact vengeance on the ones who murdered his narshon. His quest leads him through one perilous adventure after another. Along the way he discovers special abilities, as well as a love that fills and encourages him in the long and costly struggle he must face

The forces that threaten the Valley are on the move and only the fledgling Alliance stands in their way. In this second volume of the Ysstrhm series young Snydur accepts the burden that has been thrust upon him as a leader of the Alliance and sets out to scout the enemy’s growing influence and, if possible, find and exact vengeance on the ones who murdered his narshon. His quest leads him through one perilous adventure after another. Along the way he discovers special abilities, as well as a love that fills and encourages him in the long and costly struggle he must face

The forces that threaten the Valley are on the move and only the fledgling Alliance stands in their way. In this second volume of the Ysstrhm series young Snydur accepts the burden that has been thrust upon him as a leader of the Alliance and sets out to scout the enemy’s growing influence and, if possible, find and exact vengeance on the ones who murdered his narshon. His quest leads him through one perilous adventure after another. Along the way he discovers special abilities, as well as a love that fills and encourages him in the long and costly struggle he must face

After escaping from the Prison, Snydur flees to the Challory where his love, Palix, dwells. He finds she has mysteriously disappeared and no one knows where or why. As the power of Jaltran’s vicious black-clad legions spreads across the Valley, Snydur sets out to search for her, traveling alone from Challory to Challory and across the forests of the land to the City, learning along the way of a band of women warriors led by one called Mistra. A number of discoveries suggest to him that Mistra is Palix. Is she? The story continues in Ysstrhm 4, The Second Quest.

After escaping from the Prison, Snydur flees to the Challory where his love, Palix, dwells. He finds she has mysteriously disappeared and no one knows where or why. As the power of Jaltran’s vicious black-clad legions spreads across the Valley, Snydur sets out to search for her, traveling alone from Challory to Challory and across the forests of the land to the City, learning along the way of a band of women warriors led by one called Mistra. A number of discoveries suggest to him that Mistra is Palix. Is she? The story continues in Ysstrhm 4, The Second Quest.

After escaping from the Prison, Snydur flees to the Challory where his love, Palix, dwells. He finds she has mysteriously disappeared and no one knows where or why. As the power of Jaltran’s vicious black-clad legions spreads across the Valley, Snydur sets out to search for her, traveling alone from Challory to Challory and across the forests of the land to the City, learning along the way of a band of women warriors led by one called Mistra. A number of discoveries suggest to him that Mistra is Palix. Is she? The story continues in Ysstrhm 4, The Second Quest.

With the help of Mistra’s band Snydur sets up a post on the slopes below the Enscarf where his fledgling army trains. Boldly, he seizes the nearby Palace on the Clowm, making it the control center for the scattered resistance to Jaltran’s black-clad army. Burdened with the duties of command, Snydur finds himself distracted by his relationship with three women, Ashoma on whom he has come to rely, the girl Roo, for whom he has reluctantly accepted as his charge, and Palix, his love, who, for disturbing reasons, has become distant. The enemy grows stronger daily, while the opposition gains strength with agonizing slowness. War draws near.

With the help of Mistra’s band Snydur sets up a post on the slopes below the Enscarf where his fledgling army trains. Boldly, he seizes the nearby Palace on the Clowm, making it the control center for the scattered resistance to Jaltran’s black-clad army. Burdened with the duties of command, Snydur finds himself distracted by his relationship with three women, Ashoma on whom he has come to rely, the girl Roo, for whom he has reluctantly accepted as his charge, and Palix, his love, who, for disturbing reasons, has become distant. The enemy grows stronger daily, while the opposition gains strength with agonizing slowness. War draws near.

With the help of Mistra’s band Snydur sets up a post on the slopes below the Enscarf where his fledgling army trains. Boldly, he seizes the nearby Palace on the Clowm, making it the control center for the scattered resistance to Jaltran’s black-clad army. Burdened with the duties of command, Snydur finds himself distracted by his relationship with three women, Ashoma on whom he has come to rely, the girl Roo, for whom he has reluctantly accepted as his charge, and Palix, his love, who, for disturbing reasons, has become distant. The enemy grows stronger daily, while the opposition gains strength with agonizing slowness. War draws near.

One day after a failed survival test, Thyran’s headmaster, Haza asks to see him. Not giving him any information, Haza opens a secret door in his office and leads him down a stairway into the earth. Below there are several people waiting. Thyran is introduced and is told that each person there would be teaching him a different subject. They tell him of the terrible things happening in his country that the school kept him oblivious to. Thyran didn’t know what happened to his family when he was taken from them years before, now he finds out that they are alive. He is ready to find them, but Haza must leave and tells Thyran that he needs to stay there to be trained.

Thyran’s first day at his new school goes well. He takes several classes. After he finishes, he heads back to his room to rest. On his way to speak to his headmaster about his classes, the school is attacked. A classmate shows him where to hide. After the creatures have left, a meeting is called. The school has been devastated. Thyran goes to the infirmary to try to help. There he finds one of his teachers unconscious. He is told that the creatures use a poison to place their enemies into a coma. There is only one antidote and it is in a land controlled by their enemies. He acts on impulse and gets a group together to go after the herb. While he is recruiting, Haza comes back, bringing Thyran’s best friend with him. Eight people start on the journey together. Meanwhile, Janla, Thyran’s teacher and friend who was injured, wakes to find herself in a strange world. She begins walking, not knowing what else to do. Eventually she meets a man that offers to take her to the capital city of that world. She agrees. Along the way they meet up with the man’s brother. As the city come into sight, Janla begins to fear. The city is black and empty. The first man goes into the palace to announce their arrival. His brother whispers to Janla. He says she isn’t safe and should go with him. Not knowing what else to do, she follows.

When one of the group is killed in a skirmish, Thyran’s will is tested. Will he be able to lead the others to Cremin and back? Will they find the herb where it is supposed to grow?

One day after a failed survival test, Thyran’s headmaster, Haza asks to see him. Not giving him any information, Haza opens a secret door in his office and leads him down a stairway into the earth. Below there are several people waiting. Thyran is introduced and is told that each person there would be teaching him a different subject. They tell him of the terrible things happening in his country that the school kept him oblivious to. Thyran didn’t know what happened to his family when he was taken from them years before, now he finds out that they are alive. He is ready to find them, but Haza must leave and tells Thyran that he needs to stay there to be trained.

Thyran’s first day at his new school goes well. He takes several classes. After he finishes, he heads back to his room to rest. On his way to speak to his headmaster about his classes, the school is attacked. A classmate shows him where to hide. After the creatures have left, a meeting is called. The school has been devastated. Thyran goes to the infirmary to try to help. There he finds one of his teachers unconscious. He is told that the creatures use a poison to place their enemies into a coma. There is only one antidote and it is in a land controlled by their enemies. He acts on impulse and gets a group together to go after the herb. While he is recruiting, Haza comes back, bringing Thyran’s best friend with him. Eight people start on the journey together. Meanwhile, Janla, Thyran’s teacher and friend who was injured, wakes to find herself in a strange world. She begins walking, not knowing what else to do. Eventually she meets a man that offers to take her to the capital city of that world. She agrees. Along the way they meet up with the man’s brother. As the city come into sight, Janla begins to fear. The city is black and empty. The first man goes into the palace to announce their arrival. His brother whispers to Janla. He says she isn’t safe and should go with him. Not knowing what else to do, she follows.

When one of the group is killed in a skirmish, Thyran’s will is tested. Will he be able to lead the others to Cremin and back? Will they find the herb where it is supposed to grow?

Summary

One thousand years after a terrible cataclysm. The world is changed. The cruel nobles plot against one another while a hundreds year long war rages , seemingly timeless against the dark powers, imposing themselves.

An orphan is the only hope. Martin DeCateur must fight to save the cursed world from oblivion at the hands of evil, fighting against a necromancer who brought about the cataclysm and the armies of the dead that rise from the fallen. They are losing and hope is dwindling. Together, they must restore the benevolent races back to their greatness or be destroyed.