A failed seer and a struggling brawler find their paths inextricably linked Darcent of Stitch Alley earned himself a full ride to the premier magic academy for Soul Seekers, powerful mages who cast spells by bonding with the Deck of Wills. Until he flunked out, bonding only with cards the academy deemed too unsavory for sensible mages. Annalisa of Dunnemarsh is a devilborn touched by the planes - and interested only in what she can smash with her fists. Obsessed with becoming the strongest fighter in the city, if only she could pull her thoughts together long enough to focus her strength. Both outcasts drawn together by fate and mishap, the pair turn loose on the mean streets of Dragonmaw, the city that swallows all. And in each other, they find more than mere kinship and camaraderie. They find a path to power that can only be tread together.