Born of the wastelands, Spheris Arnadel, a young skilled thief, finds himself subject to a twist of fate when he steals a powerful relic and becomes a Bearer — humans gifted with powers from the Gods. As a punishment for his theft, he is cast into an otherworldly realm alongside other Bearers, where he faces off against monstrous beasts and powerful enemies. Yet, in his determination to return to the Continent and save his dying mother, Spheris is hell-bent on surviving the abyssal world. Even if it means giving his body to the Dark God whose powers he had stolen... even if it means losing all of his humanity.
The room Vilgrav led Bastopher into somehow managed to be darker than the shop itself. To find his way, Bastopher used the crooked form of the Necromonger and how he moved with experienced ease, despite the heavy air of decay that clung to the place.
Still feeling apprehensive, Bastopher's hand tightened against the hilt of the dagger he had concealed beneath his cloak. That managed to do what it could to calm him down.
The already tense air grew colder as they were about to descend a narrow staircase that spiraled all the way down to an obscurity. Bastopher hesitated, looking down at the darkness beneath.
"What is down there?" he asked the Necromonger.
Vilgrav lifted his gaze at him and grinned hideously once again. "What you seek," he said.