A fledgling wizard mastering his power. A fallen monk. A secret trial hidden in a desert temple.  

Alrion has drunk from the Pool of Knowledge but barely survived. He is driven to improve his skill and prove his worth as a wizard. 

In his dreams he sees a vision of his next goal, the Vault of Silence. It is a secret trial guarded by an order of monks and designed to test a person’s will. To get there, he must find a guide and negotiate his way through sprawling cities and a vast desert.

But the creatures of the Blight are organising. They...