On New Earth, humanity has been decimated after a global war. Their descendants live peacefully in walled lands. Until the residents of Oval-Lath are startled by a series of events in rapid succession. The assessment they pay to the Maistros is increased. The threat of attack by the Scythians - a brutal nation of cyborgs created by the LabCreator - is increasing. An army of mercenaries, led by the Bringer of Doom, enters the country through a secret system of corridors and a brutal battle must be waged. Vealcqen and CyRis come to Oval-Lath's aid, but they also have their own interests. What game are the Maistros and the Doom Bringer playing? Can the Doom Bringer's plans be thwarted by Tmara, Torkh and a motley crew of friends, while a traitor in their midst prepares a brutal assassination attempt?