The Hand of the Black Blade (Blades of Allura)

Furious by his defeat at Stoneheart, the Blood God, Ahmah, finds the perfect weapon for his revenge in the gray orc, Bazim Felborn. The unwanted son of a dwarven merchant and demon lord, Bazim is hungry for revenge against his mother’s people after years of physical and mental abuse at the hands of his dwarven caretakers. Bound by an ancient treaty between the demon lords and the mortal races, Commander Bellgin Blackore releases Bazim from his imprisonment and sends the gray orc on his way with a little surprise. Bewildered at his sudden freedom and with a pack of mountain elves barreling down with murderous intent in their eyes, Bazim jumps at an opportunity presented by his father, the demon lord Zarrix. With the boon of one of the mightiest demon lords coursing through his veins, Felborn easily vanquishes his attackers and at the urging of his father, heads off into the Blackstone Mountains to recruit his gray skinned brothers to carry out the Blood God’s quest for vengeance. Across Avolund, Galen Stoutheart fulfills his promise to his uncle, and he and his new wife, journey to the Monastery of Everwatch to present himself as the order’s new champion. But once he arrives, Galen’s position as Champion of Everwatch is challenged by the egotistic Prince Kolim. With his own position hanging precariously before him, will Galen be able to thwart Bazim’s dark crusade? Or will Ahmah’s Chosen place a stranglehold on the people of Avolund that even the might of Heaven’s Justice won’t be able to sunder?

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