Tales of a Northblood

Jace, a backcountry ranger, was hiking when he was suddenly somewhere else — a wind-battered coastline, nothing familiar, and then strange game messages appeared in his vision. With no explanation for his arrival, he must survive in a merciless environment, crafting everything with his own hands and learning to control the powerful abilities surfacing in his body. Northblood, they will call him — a blessing and a curse.

Jace has built his first true home — Ironstead, a settlement on an outcrop overlooking a savage coast. The villagers call him their leader, and for the first time he has people he can call friends. But dark magic is slowly flooding the region. Barricaded in a fortress called Graymist Hold, a crazed and power-hungry woman is summoning the darkness. The region is doomed unless Jace and his friends can find a way to stop her.

Jace is a Northblood now, descendant of a proud barbarian lineage that once reigned over the chill realm he calls home. But long buried beneath sheets of ice in the far north, a barrow has been opened. The evil that struck down the Northblood at the height of their power rises again. What chance do Jace and his friends have against the darkness that brought down an entire nation?