The Coward's Icon
In the sprawling, neon-lit depths of Saer-Eh, where the powerful shape reality with their Icons, Donovan is nothing more than a fearful, forgotten boy. A runaway from the upper-middle-class Coffers district, heâs spent his life cowering from conflict, his only anchor being his motherâuntil she disappears, and the world comes crashing down.
Plagued by whispers that arenât his own, haunted by a strength he never wielded, Donovan is thrust into the cityâs underworldâa labyrinth of corrupt Enforcers, merciless crime lords, and ancient faiths vying for dominion. With no training, no wealth, and nothing but a fading resolve, heâs given a choice: confront his own fear and learn to wield the strength beneath the surface, or be consumed by it.
This city does not reward the weak, it does not coddle the scared.
But what if fear is the flame that tempers the blade of strength? What if cowardice is but the precursor to glory?