When the gods of chaos returned to reclaim their world, church paladin Chahl Mordon failed to save the one true goddess of peace and order, Ellinides. Now, in a world gone mad, the penitent seeks atonement for his mistake. After Chahl Mordon saves the Tyreeans from the dark god Raygazuhl, they think the worst is over for them. The truth is that their nightmare has just begun. Seeking shelter from a rainstorm in Kar-Pale Woods, Mordon leads the weary caravan of freed slaves into a hell of dark magic, undead creatures, and another fearsome, vengeful god bent on slaughter and destruction. Lousha Kenhennis, one of the freed Tyreeans, perhaps holds the key to survival in these haunted woods - the only problem is, she hates Chahl Mordon's guts.