Darkness Falls Upon the World.Bahr finally gains control of the Blud Hamr: the mythical weapon said to be able to slay the dark gods and restore order to Malweir. Grieving over the loss of his niece, Maleela, Bahr struggles with wanting to remain on the quest. He seeks console from Artiss Gran, the last true Dae'shan, but comes away dissatisfied. He reluctantly gathers his team and they are magically transported back to Delranan only to find they might already be too late.Badron returns to his kingdom under the cover of night and immediately sets out to confront the traitorous Harnin One Eye before the combined army of the Wolfsreik, Pell Darga, and Rogscroft arrives. The war returns to Delranan with unabated fury. Distracted by the rebellion in the west, Harnin devotes his most ruthless troops to crush Ingrid and the rebellion leadership as he leads a token force east to stop Badron.Maleela, the long ignored princess of Delranan, finally breaks under the Dae'shan's pressure. She gives in to the hatred welled in her heart and accepts command of the largest Goblin army ever assembled. Fifty thousand Goblin warriors march to Delranan and war. Only the complete and utter annihilation of the human race will satisfy their bloodlust. Time is almost up.