Which was how he found himself in the Empire of the Axe, regarded by all with suspicion and fear. Including the Order of Tomanak, horrified by the notion that their deity had chosen a hradani as a champion...and intending to do something about it. And assuming he survived that, he had to cross three hundred leagues of bitter winter snow to face a Dark God. Add a powerful neighboring kingdom with no intention of letting Bahzell save his people, and you have the makings of a really bad day.

But one thing Bahzell has learned: a champion of Tomanak does what needs doing.

And the people in his way had better move.