Living in a small cabin, away from the great cities on the side of a mountain a torn and retired warrior lives a quite life with a family he had lived apart from for so very long. He appears content yet within him stirs an unquenchable passion. When messengers of the king he once served arrive he doesn't hesitate in agreeing to assist knowing full well that the path of this quest will lead him great distances away from home, hearth and the family he loves. Etch's journey brings him new friends including a dryad driven by passions that are flamed by revenge and a clansman driven by love....