Under the bold and benevolent leadership of Aergoreth the Resplendent, the young nation of Xin Shalast has quickly grown in size and influence. Not only has it reshaped the Storval Plateau, and made Varisia a safer place but having a credible threat in the Kodar Mountains has caused the orcs of the Hold of Belkzen to rethink their relations with their neighbors. This growing influence for good comes at a cost though. As the god-king becomes increasingly occupied with the work of governing, his elite lieutenants, the mythic gemknights, find themselves tasked more and more often with the missions that grow and sustain the kingdom...