In Ravnos faith drew power like a force in nature and a confluence of deities, beneath every revered Saint bound in legend by way of tragedy there laid innumerable unsung tales drowned beneath the unstable waves of grace—and so fortunate were the ones to stay in shadow, safe from divine quarrel and adorned with contentment. Sheltered from the political intrigue and hidden from the nameless horrors that lurked beyond the Hollow Forest on the order of his overprotective Lord father, Jin grew as a naive and purist youth.  However on his 16th birthday— he set on a journey to awaken his nucleus and ascend the Nine Steps through sweat and tears. But when the time came, the Elemental Gods denied him patronage —Instead, a bewitching Ascendant with crimson eyes offered him an alternative— for what is this unquenchable craving for adventure if not the opportunity to forge an untrodden path? ***  This is a quest for godhood set in a medieval setting inspired by Cradle and Malazan.