Welcome to Aves, a land of thick, green forests and rolling hills. Here, the catlike faelen live alongside the timorous humans, each in fear of the other. Above them all, Lord Balathor, first of his name, reigns from his throne at Castle Mebahiah. The war between the humans and the faelen has officially been over for some time, and yet the rift between them may never heal. Kitt's destiny was to spend his life at the pick in Maledore Mine, a cruel prison built to crush the spirit. His life was fated to end here, out on the sand, as a dark cloud descends upon Aves and something sinister brews...