The Founders were the first Marked — and they built kingdoms on those powers, then made it their business to ensure no one else could join their ranks.
Hal is lost in a world of Levels, stats, and monsters, wanted dead by its rulers. Ingenuity and courage won't be enough. To survive and carve out freedom for himself and those who follow him, he must embrace the beast within — fighting the monsters around him while guarding against becoming one himself.
Hal is stranded in a world of Levels and monsters with Marked powers he doesn't understand, hunted by the rulers who fear what he represents. Survival means embracing the beast within — and hoping he can stop short of losing his humanity entirely.
To claim his Founder powers and secure freedom for his people, Hal must build a Sanctum in lands where no other kingdom dares to tread. The search for a Manaseed becomes just one of many challenges threatening their survival.
With closest friends lost to another realm, half the settlement injured, and supplies critically low, Hal must hold the community together as a savage winter closes in. Aldim does not suffer the weak.
To restore his broken magic, Hal and his Guild must brave Dungeons and confront nightmares made real. Afflicted by a fatal essence, Hal turns to the crucible of the stars to reforge himself — and pushes the boundaries of bonecrafting in the process.
Hal and his Beast have been sundered in two. While Hal seeks greater monster powers and delves into ancient magic, his Beast ventures into the depths of the Fathomway dungeons to chase the source of the land's corruption.
The Tower of Blight has invaded Hal's home of Brightsong. An old foe resurfaces to poison the land, and if Hal doesn't stop the corruption it will spread across the entire Shiverglades — all while bitter winter sets in.
Stranded in a distant scorching desert ruled by a tyrant and a mechanical army with orders to destroy any Founder, Hal finds himself trading bitter cold for unrelenting heat — leaderless, separated from his people, and starting over.
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