Kael Rook, the Undertaker. Master forbade him from Northern Sand Wastes. A blind old man asks him to escort a person to the Northern Sand Wastes. Kael finds Luna Crawford, heir of House Crawford, in a death-like state. House Crawford massacre, Blood Shadow Sect, 'Fire Seed' surface. In Silkveil City, they uncover a conspiracy by House Blake and a black-robed faction to sacrifice the city. They head to the Northern Sand Wastes, where Thorne's Ruins, his master's past, and their past-life destiny.