The Cities
of Shenna
Irseth Serath
Aadrin Darintha
( Eer-seth Seh-raht Ah-drinn Dah-rin-tah )
Archon • Darinth, City of Shenna • Selessem Etari • Silent Sea
High up from the balustrade of his black-and-white palace, he gazed down gloomily upon his realm.
All he could see—the Silent Sea, Darinth, the other Cities of Shenna, the lowlands—all of it belonged to him. Yet beyond the curved horizon, somewhere in the hazy distance, his power ended.
The thought was like heartburn after a sumptuous feast.
No one strikes harder against the rebels and renegades than the Serath of Zhef. He is the sharpest weapon of the Irseth Serath.
Anyone addressed as “Min” by a Serath knows what is expected of them: unconditional loyalty for the rest of their life. In the end, a dagger in the back awaits as the reward.
Surviving as a dealer in Darinth requires ruthlessness. Dunaaja sold everyone and everything, and she was good at it.
The priests of the heartless Goddess of the dealers preach selfishness, ruthlessness, and mistrust.