What if there's more to climate change that just the weather?
The centuries-old warnings of the Forest Prophets have fallen on deaf ears. Caorran, the capital city, turns its back on the Forest, refusing to acknowledge the environmental crisis.
Journalists R'chelle Darlos and Jaco Beltrus thought their documentary on climate change would be a routine assignment ? until they stumble upon the Eve of Battle, an ancient warrior rune.
Caorran's hostility toward the Forest Prophets takes a turn for the worse with the arrival of Mar-Kryn, high priestess of the Forest, who harbors a secretive mission of her own.
A runaway teenager, hounded by the ruthless Desert Spirits, seeks asylum in the troubled capital. She could be the key to the Eve of Battle.
Or a pawn of what lurks Below.