In the shadows between the living world and the land of the dead, the night's terrors lurk… For as long as anyone can remember, the mountain village of Haven has been under the protection of an ancient warlock known as the Old Stargazer. But after countless years spent deciphering the mysteries of the night sky, the old man is starting to slip. Now, a dark figure controls the forest with minions of kenku marauders—crowlike humanoids that menace the villagers with violence and mayhem. If the Old Stargazer cannot or will not protect them, the villagers will have to find someone who can. Nergei, an orphan raised by the warlock, is chosen to find help. Since Nergei has nothing to offer potential mercenaries, his task seems futile until he meets Sten, a battle-weary adventurer whose sense of justice is stronger than his desire for gold. Together they recruit an unlikely band of heroes to protect Haven from the ever-threatening incursions of the kenku minions. When the group flushes the marauders into the light of day, the shadows cast by the crow-men are like none they had ever imagined.