Fear the scaled ones. That's the lesson Rhyn has learned from life as a ranger in the swamps of Nirmathas. Yet when something new starts hunting the defenseless residents of Crossfen, Rhyn's honor won't let him stand aside. Haunted by his past, and armed with nothing more than a sword and his wits, Rhyn sets off into the marshes to fulfill his role as self-proclaimed defender of the swampers' village. Yet what he finds in the deep marshes will change his life forever. From author Amber E. Scott comes a story of courage and duty, set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder campaign setting.