With the battle of Swamp Valley behind him, Gabriel is tasked with the daunting job of taming 3,000 restless barbarians as they wait out the winter in Coldar's Springs. In Avonshire, events are set into motion that give David and Liam an opportunity to return to their rightful lordships, and Eleenia a chance to be queen. In the north, Gabriel faces a threat as old as humanity itself, while the Sons of Perdition toil to add a new weapon to their arsenal of undead.