‘The deed was done, the thing awakened, and its sanity, if it ever possessed such a thing, was shattered beyond repair’. Sandu can see spirits – and the spirits haunting the corpse of a missing sailor bring whispers of a dark conspiracy. When a terrible weapon is unleashed in the city’s underground, infecting masses of citizens with the corrupting Rot, Sandu is forced to abandon the search for his friend and embark on a quest to stop those responsible. From the gaslit harbours of Eldryn’s Quay to the magical halls of the Astrolabe, a desperate quarantine has been put in place. But even the powerful Knights Hospitallers are losing control of their troops, and the city’s leadership is at their breaking point. Armed with his wits, his unique ability to commune with spirits, and a band of unlikely allies, Sandu must take the battle to the heart of the city-state itself before all is lost to madness. Who set off the weapon in Kefnfor? Who can he trust and who is the real enemy? As secrets come out, Kefnfor braces for a night of accursed want. The story updates once a week, on Saturdays, with chapters grouped into story arcs called 'issues'. There will be interlude chapters dividing up the issues, expanding on the story and the world from the perspective of other characters or even from other points in time. The Quetzal Paradox is liable to be dark, not shying away from heavy subjects. While efforts are made to treat all mature subjects with the utmost gravitas, emotionally vulnerable readers are advised to skip over this story. There will be content warnings on the individual chapters as needed.