Flame and Source

Master Súlin’s company is invited to an astrologers’ party in Sairis, where they witness the death of Gamol, Lord of the Moon, and subsequently investigate his murder. In his estate, they encounter a space consumed by the terrifying Inversion, which replaces the normal waking world with something akin to a living nightmare. Space within the Inversion behaves according to its own laws and is full of deadly traps and dark visions. As the investigation continues, cases of Inversion multiply, and eventually, a brief Inversion affects all of Sirania, leaving behind much destruction and living monsters. The investigation leads Omerin, of Master Súlin’s company, to the existence of the Star Eater. This being intends to use the approaching solar eclipse to trigger a global Inversion, which will serve as a gateway for its entry onto Qurand.

At the same time, Suvarna is reborn; the heroes find him in a river as a “Floating Child” in a basket. An adult Suvarna would be able to prevent the Inversion, so the company sets out on a race against time to Arkagant, where the sacred Auran burns, in which Suvarna could mature to full strength in an instant. Their guide is the Roadman Anskar, who subsequently remains with the party. However, as they approach their goal, they discover that a second, “shadow” child is also approaching the Flame. This shadow child is aided by the Arkian house of Melissai, which has rebelled against King Punar and follows Gamol, who did not die but transitioned into life within the Inversion. The Melissai lineage, originally totemic to bees, transforms into a lineage of moths within the Inversion.

The company nearly loses the race against time, arriving at the Auran exactly at the moment of the Eclipse. The Temple of the Flame is seized by the Inversion and transforms into the Temple of the Source, in whose waters the shadow child matures. It turns out that the second child is Saurahan, Suvarna’s murderer, who was killed by Adamas and has apparently also reincarnated with the help of the Inversion. All other Arkian lineages participate in the battle, finally wresting the Temple from the hands of the Melissai, allowing Suvarna to enter the restored Flame and reverse the Inversion across the rest of Qurand. Gamol, Saurahan, and the Melissai flee, and their entry into Arkagant is permanently forbidden by sorcery.

Part I: Arrival of the Child
Part II: Shadow Arkagas
Part III: Journey to Arkagant
Part IV: Pillar of the South
Part V: High Priest of Auran
Part VI: Initiation