Publisher Blurb: Baron Frostweaver proclaims Cul to be a land of freedom and opportunity, but that gracious claim extends only to the frostborn. Members of other races are subjected to high taxes, harsh punishments, and severe beatings. As Cul grows stronger, the neighboring realms watch in anticipation, for many suspect the usurper plans to unleash his armies upon them in the near future. And yet at the same time they must play a game of appeasement, for Cul commands a small but important trade road.