Never to allow dogma to hinder my benevolence. To stand for all I know to be right. To be warmth to all in a world of winter.

Cotilia of Clan Ember has dreamt her entire life of belonging to the Divine Crusaders, an order of knights that defend the lands that lay in the shadow of the High King's City. Driven to serve, no matter what the cost, she gives everything she has to the Crusaders, believing in their mission. Can she tell the difference between following orders, and doing what's right?

Rastia has always been her sister's fiercest protector and best friend. A social outcast stalked by shadows, she seeks a place where she truly belongs. It seems the Crusaders will give her that, but will it shelter her from the darkness?

And T'alandrea, a magical prodigy, rises from obscurity to become The Brown Raven.

Western Tale; The Brown Raven is an epic dark fantasy exploring the haunting origins of the most feared mage in Aerthas, and the silent war that raged for a decade.