In the citadel city of Nuum, investigator Soldana Vitez was once considered the best in her field. But then she made a momentous mistake and was put into a magical sleep of death as punishment. Decades later, when a mysterious series of murders shakes the ruling order of magicians, she is awakened from her magical slumber. Her only hope for mercy is to find the masterminds behind the murders. And so she delves deeper and deeper into the winding alleyways of a city that is both familiar and alien to her.
When she latches onto the trail of a horribly disfigured assassin, Soldana embarks on a nightmarish journey into her own past. A decision awaits Soldana on which hangs not only her own fate, but that of the entire city and its inhabitants.