The Beast's Seal

The Patriarch has finally recovered-and immediately set off on a journey. Alexander, meanwhile, heads to the Imperial hunting grounds in search of a creature that proved too much for even the Empire's most seasoned gamekeeper.

The task seems simple enough: study the animalistic aspect of magic. However, its natural pair is necromancy, which complicates matters somewhat. Once again, the peaceful profession of an artificer leads Alexander into trouble-and into another world. A world of shiftin...