
Tosten is Ward’s brother, and another victim of their father’s wrath. Perhaps that is what binds them together stronger than the ring ever could. Both Ward and Oreg had seriously abusive fathers. Oreg was once a slave and is currently bound to whoever is the head of the family Hurog and to the Keep. Oreg is you might say the Ghost of Hurog. Jakoven Tallven, High King of the Five Kingdoms, is seeking Hurog blood to activate the supernatural equivalent of a weapon of mass destruction. He has always tried to shield her from the danger she brought on herself by her wild impetuous nature. I suppose you could say she was a tomboy. She is a fearless warrior and is more than a match for those who would meet her in honest combat. Mute from birth she faces extra dangers from those who would try to assault her knowing she can not cry out. He is smart, he is brave and he is pragmatic but above all he is kind and honorable.Ĭiarra is Ward’s younger sister.

Ward is the one who must right what is wrong and navigate the dangerous waters of court intrigue, evil mages as well as more physical battles. He is large and strong in body as well as generous in spirit, and is first and foremost a guardian to his family and his people. Ward was nearly killed by his father whose own guilty heart makes him fear his son. Ward‘s mother has fled from the horror of her life into a drug fueled madness, which has left her three children without protection. He is the eldest son of a brutal paranoid man who is also the ruler of the kingdom of Shavie, the Hurogmeten. Into this world is born Ward or more properly Warwick. Evil is spreading into the other kingdoms of the former Empire and now the High King Jakoven is bringing their world to a dark and twisted place. It became barren and destitute as a penalty for his betrayal of a sacred trust. This proud and happy land was brought low by the treachery of one man. Trade and friendship had flourished with Dwarvenkind. Here, within the rugged northern kingdom Dragons flew. Once, Hurog had been a place known for justice and wisdom. It is also the name of a land and a people. He has to do whatever he can to keep them out of the hands of his enemies.

Ward, the new lord of Herzog finds magical bones hidden under Hurog Keep.
