The noble paladin, the cunning mage, the charismatic rogue. Romond Stoneskin is none of these things. Romond is a brute, a gladiator in the Causoleum of Malacarnassus. And when his trainer, the Iron Man from Hanshu himself, devises a plan for Romond to win his freedom, it inevitably leads to Romond’s condemnation. But a death sentence is only the beginning for Romond, as a single choice, a single test of will and resolve, launches him on an epic journey across the desert, to unlock its secrets and solve the mystery of who he is and what he can do.