What begins as a trip to unlock the secrets of famed healing springs transforms into far more when Alaeron, an alchemist and explorer, learns of a tomb full of ancient relics and wealth. There's only one problem—the other would-be tomb robbers got there first. Can Alaeron talk his way to treasure, or would he have been better off staying in the healing pools? From Hugo Award-winner Tim Pratt comes a tale of flexible ethics and opportunism set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.