Blackwing

In a world scarred by the cataclysmic 'Engine' that created the magic-blasted wasteland known as the Misery, Captain Ryhalt Galharrow leads the Blackwings, an elite order bound to ancient, capricious gods. When a raven tattoo, a mark of his servitude, tears itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow is plunged into a deadly conspiracy. He must protect a mysterious noblewoman with potent magical abilities, whose presence is key to averting an ancient wizard's paradox. As traitors within the citadel, flesh-eaters from the Misery, and the ghosts of forgotten sorcerers conspire, Galharrow uncovers a plot to unleash the terrifying Deep Kings back upon the earth. With a massive Eastern Empire army looming and Nall's 'Engine' failing, Galharrow and his unlikely ally race against time to unmask the traitors, restore the republic's defenses, and prevent the annihilation of their world.