In a world of ancient magics and unrelenting dangers the warrior known as Runningwolf, the last of a tribe of shape shifting wild elves, is spoken of in fell circles as the most savage and ruthless stalker of the undead. His quest, visit vengeance upon a vampire known as “The Balvorian” and his Citadel of Blood that thickened their ranks by feeding on the wild elves of the Luithinarian Woods. Runningwolf aims to free the tortured souls of his kindred who are denied entry to the afterlife of the Eternal Wood. Along the way he has a chance encounter with a high elf maiden who is the slave of a human master. She has a past that she cannot remember. Upon releasing her from her bondage Runningwolf finds that their lives are eerily entwined in the same cause. After learning of the unparalleled powers the mysterious maiden unconsciously wields, can Runningwolf help her piece together her seemingly inconsistent memories and rely on her secret strength to help him free his family from the coils of undeath? Or will he seek a more vicious power that beckons to him from the earth itself, even if it means compromising his morals in the process by nourishing the rage within? And if he does, will anything that resembles the good in him survive the darker parts of his soul that he has embraced over the years to survive?