"i'm going to kill the king." a formidable nation is being destroyed by corruption at its very foundation. while clans, guilds, and cults tear at each other for control of the senate, the king rules through manipulation and fear, driven only to expand his power by any means possible. when the reckless bounty hunter kellson is convicted of crimes he didn't commit, he escapes but he's determined to bring down the king and his decaying government. running from the authorities, kellson stumbles into a world thought only to be legend - a world of shadows, an infamous clan of warriors who oppose corruption in any form. known for their elite skills as fighters and infiltrators, they take in kellson and begin to teach him their secret skills as insurgents. but kellson has a bigger plan; he intends to lead a rebellion...if he can master the shadows' skills and convince them to join him.