During the purge, a young laundress named Nila, who worked for one of Manhouch's cousins, is saved from rape by a sergeant named Olem, and escapes the purge with the duke's son, Jakob. Tamas arrests Manhouch XII, the current King of Adro, and his queen while his soldiers round up the nobles present in the city. The field marshal instructs Adamat to find what the words mean and what the threat could mean for the future. Concerned about what this could mean, Tamas summons Adamat, a former soldier and police inspector who is now a private investigator, to the Skyline Palace in the center of the capital city of Adopest, as the coup is unfolding. To ensure the success of his coup, he orders the assassination of every member of the Royal Cabal, all of whom utter the same mysterious phrase as they are killed: "You can't break Kresimir's Promise". Privileged are powerful sorcerers being exceedingly rare, they are almost exclusively gathered into "Royal Cabals" in direct service to the Nine Kingdoms' various monarchs.įield Marshal Tamas has just committed a brutal coup against Adro's monarchy.
Powder Mages are wizards with the ability to metabolize gunpowder and use it as fuel for various magical powers, including telekinesis they can also manipulate gunpowder, such as causing it to explode spontaneously.
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