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First Book of the Eldgrimson Chronicles

Exiled, labeled a traitor, and condemned to death, Andraste Valerianus must make her own way in order to save her homeland from tyranny. Wounded and pursued across the Empire by assassins and the Imperial Army, she must battle monstrous creatures, undead soldiers, and at times her own heart as she fights for a weapon powerful enough to vanquish the tyrannical Emperor. Andraste must forge new allegiances with former foes as she discovers increases in executions, disappearances of entire populations of villages, and unjust verdicts from Imperial officials. Her own small act of rebellion ignites a civil war that may break the threads that tie the Empire together. The Empire is divided into four distinct regions. Each region possesses distinct cultures and traditions that often conflict with the other regions. Andraste must not only fight for her own future but for the very existence of the Empire.