Emergence

Emergence: Tales of Sacrifiaë – Book One follows Willow Stonehart, a young woman shunned for her strength, beauty, and restless spirit in the borderlands of Westmere. When she defies her father and ventures once more into the haunted wastes of Reaver's Cradle, she barely escapes with her life. Leaving, before she wascast out from her family for her disobedience, Willow rides west across a world steeped in myth, determined to uncover the truth behind the darkness consuming the eastern lands.Unbeknownst to her, she is being sought by Calahtar Tirion, an elven emissary sent by Queen Elaranë of Nanatharin. The queen's prophecies speak of the Aracalyon—a Tharnathi-born warrior destined either to restore light or unleash shadow. The elves believe Willow is that warrior. When Calahtar finally finds her, he reveals the truth of her heritage: she descends from an ancient race that blends human, elven, and dwarven blood. Her true name in the first tongue, Tatharëa i Cálatar, marks her as the Bringer of Light.Overwhelmed by this revelation, Willow collapses under the weight of awakening power, her cry echoing across the world. The sound reaches Gortun, an immortal Tharnathi warrior, who rides to her side and pledges himself to her service. Together, the three form the beginnings of a foretold fellowship destined to face the Reaver's rising darkness.Their journey leads them through enchanted lands and elven realms, where Willow learns of the ancient gods, the fallen one imprisoned within the Soul Reaver, and the cataclysmic wars that shaped Sacrifiaë. In Nanatharin, Queen Elaranë prepares her people for the return of that darkness. Beneath her city, she discovers Glen, an elder dragon bound for millennia by the sins of her ancestors. His memories reveal the truth of the god-slaying blade and the prophecy that ties Willow's awakening to the fate of the world.As light and shadow stir anew, Willow's exile becomes her calling. The girl who felt she were an outcast of her family's hearth begins her transformation into the hero the world has awaited. Emergence is the story of her first steps toward destiny—the awakening of the Aracalyon and the dawn of a coming war.