(from the back of the book) This anthology is designed as a companion volume to Unter dem Sternenpfeiler and includes three adventures, each in the Myranic Empire, the land of the divine Thearch. After the heroes come in contact with a powerful Archon, they mus accompany the horses and riders of the shy people of Kentori on a hike across the vast steppe. They must fulfill a mysterious prophecy, and hold enemies at bay that strike like wolves at night. Red flame and blue steel are the focus of the search of the heroes when they are hired in Cranarenius to recover an ancient artifact. Yet, this is more difficult than expected, as the group must make out with disputes of the Hjalbards, and must venture deep into the mountains to battle it out with real Gorgons. For a disturbance in the force in the centropole of Dorinthapolis the heroes must inflitrate and sabotage make a Magofaktur of an enemy house on behalf of a mysterious Optimate. But neither side seems to play with open cards, especially since the job is gets more dangerous than originally planned ...