Both Sides of the Blade

The birth of prince Qualthalas Aeth'Akir was supposed to have been an auspicious occasion for the moon dwelling Sillistrael'li elves of Antiqua an ancient world orbiting the giant blue sun of a binary star system. But since his heralded arrival the sole heir to the Moon Elven Dynasty has lived a far from princely life developing instead a keen knack for trouble as he struggles to find purpose.<br /><br />In his sojourn through the kingdoms of the Mithrainian continent Qual stumbles into a diabolic plot involving the malevolent Darklord Zhiniel Al-Nistir Szord'Ryn - an Indigo Elven necromancer covertly amassing a legion of the damned within his underworld citadel. Trapped in a twisted labyrinth with his half-orykan lover Kaira the mischievous elflord soon comes face-to-face with his murderous exiled cousin Cazares: now an agent of the Darklord. Employing a mysterious shadowy power the dangerous and bitter pariah abducts Qual's companion and goads the meddling prince into following him through a network of portals leading into the heart of Zhiniel's domain.<br /><br />As Qualthalas traverses the underworld kingdom of Bazrin-Dal'ateir alone and severely underprepared help arrives in the strange form of a savage viny terror woven from the primordial essence of the predatory jungle it once inhabited. Forging a bizarre bond the two work together to seek the source of the insidious miasma seeping into Antiqua's kingdoms from its core.<br /><br />Unbeknownst to Qualthalas he has been carefully manipulated by the hand of the Darklord himself: his involvement an orchestration his very existence instrumental to Zhiniel's designs for world domination. As the desperate rogue delves deeper into the underworld so the Soul Harvester's insidious grip tightens threatening to snuff the light of Qual's last vestiges of sanity...