The Jackal

"Immortality is a gift few have the courage to ask for." - Enala

"There is danger in relying on prophecy, but there is more in fulfilling it." - Enala

Hidden deep within the worst nightmares of the peaceful inhabitants of the City of One Thousand Stories, black hearts lurk. Their practices defy morality; their purpose defies comprehension. They smother the hopes and dreams of everyone they touch, bartering the lives of all mortal men for long-forgotten secrets none should ever learn. They are the abyss itself.

Following the mandates of their alien masters beyond the Black Stone, the Jackals strive to prevent the prophecy's coming fulfillment. Their targets are the Avatars, the beings whose blood is the key to the Awakening and whom the soul-stealers believe are harbingers of a dark age for humankind. Should the Jackals fail, the world will be plunged into a perilous period of history in which the souls of humanity will be forfeit to a terrifying lord of madness and eternal night.