The Sacred Hunt Duology

Synopsis

Hunters Oath: When The Covenant Was Made With The Hunter God, All Who Dwelt In Breodanir Swore To Abide By It. The Hunter Lordsand The Hunting Dogs To Which Their Minds Were Specially Attunedwould Seek Out Game In The God's Woods To Provide Food For Their People, And The Hunter God Would Ensure That The Hunters, The Land, And The People Prospered. But In Payment, Once A Year The Sacred Hunt Must Be Called, The God's Own Hunt In Which The Prey Became One Of The Lords, Or His Huntbrother. This Was The Hunter's Oath, Sworn By Each Lord And His Huntbrotherthe Companion Chosen From The Common Folk To Remind Each Lord Of His Own Ties To Humanity. It Was The Oath Pledged In Blood By Gilliam Of Elseth And The Orphan Boy Stepehnand The Fulfillment Of That Oath Would Lead Them To The Kind Of Destiny From Which Legends Were Made...,Averalaanthe Most Ancient Of Cities, Had Long Been The Home Of Magics Both Dark And Bright. For The Site Where This Most Civilized City Of Mortals Now Stood Had Once Been A Dread Place Indeed, A Citadel Of Evil Ruled By The Lord Of The Hells. Only Through The Greatest Of Sacrifices Had He Been Contained And Cast Back Into His Own Dimension. And Though The Passing Centuries Had All But Obliterated The Memories Of That Terrible Time, Trouble Was Once Again Stirring In The Hidden Byways Of Averalaan. The First Warning That The Dark Lord's Minions Were At Work Came From A Pack Of Street Rats Led By A Young Woman Gifted With The Ability To See The Truth Even When It Was Hidden Behind Carefully Spell-crafted Illusions. And As She Carried Her Warning To The Terafin, Head Of One Of The Most Powerful Families In The Land, Others, Too, Were Rallying To Averalaan's Aid. Blessed Or Cursed By Their Hunter God And Gifted With His Most Unique Creation, The Hunter Lord...