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Ahren's life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down.

Success at last! Ahren and his companions have revived the alliance of the Jorathian peoples. But there is little time for celebration, for while the defensive ring around the Pall Cloud is being strengthened with Dwarfish assistance, Ahren and his friends are already on their way to answer the Wrath Elves' cry for help in the Forest of Ire, from within whose depths mysterious dangers are threatening to destroy the Elven forest and all life forms within it. Time is running out.

Time is running out for Ahren as he and Khara leave their companions under cover of darkness and make their way to the Eternal Empire. The Pall Cloud is spreading relentlessly, yet the full complement of 13 Paladins have still not gathered together. But the couple are finding it impossible to find a way through to the notoriously draconian and reclusive empress, and all their attempts to enlist her support in the war against the Adversary seem doomed to failure once Ahren falls into the clutches of Quin-Wa's Peace Sentinels.

Hardly have they left the Forest of Ire and its horrors behind them when the Thirteenth Paladin decides to head for the Green Sea with his friends to fulfil his old promise of bringing the necromancer to justice, who has been holding the fertile lands surrounding the horse people and their Paladin, Blazing Eyes, in his bony grip for far too long. But it is not alone the necromancer with his deadly traps who is testing the companions.

The Paladins are still short one of their number for them to finally be considered a complete fighting force—the thirteen Champions of the gods. Hence, Ahren and his friends, make their way onto the Ice Fields in the far south, following what scant clues there are in their efforts to track down the man considered to be the father of all Forest Guardians and who was last seen hunting down the fearsome dragon, Four Claws. An odyssey on sea and ice awaits them

The Thirteenth Paladin and his companions are finally reunited with each other and have found a worthy ally in the Eternal Empress—another Paladin who will take part in the war against the Adversary. But the effects of Ahren's journey through the empire have left their mark on him. And so, they all set off to Thousand Halls, the original home of the dwarfs, in the hope of finding the mysterious Father of the Mountain who will surely help Ahren in his recovery. If all goes to plan, the nations of Jorath will at last unite. Yet Ahren and his companions have underestimated the enemy....

Things are coming to a head for Ahren and his companions. It is true that they have won the Paladins Fisker and Aluna over to their cause in the campaign against the Adversary, but the Pall Pillar is going through an ominous change.

Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His apprenticeship finally comes to an end, and Khara's interest in him is growing by the minute. He and his companions leave the Southern Jungles and sail westward, this time in search of two Paladins, who are apparently living a peaceful existence on one of the Isles of the Cutlass Sea. Yet their quest proves full of difficulties, for a war among the pirates has transformed the Cutlass Sea into a bubbling cauldron, hiding its own tragic drama.

The siege of the Brazen City has been lifted and the Paladin Bergen remains free. Following their victory, Ahren and his companions continue on their travels, this time to the Southern Jungles in search of information regarding the whereabouts of the female Paladin, Sunju. The journey is long and dangerous. Not only must they traverse the Nameless Desert and the untamed primeval forest, but hired assassins are hot on their heels along the Spear Path. And to top it all, the consequences of Jelninolan's extended absence from Evergreen could be fatal to her....

Ahren and his companions journey on to Evergreen, finding new courage after the traumas of the Green Sea. Setting off, then, to traverse the continent in search of the missing Paladin Yollock, it isn't long before they find themselves sucked into a maelstrom of adventures involving a woman who has been robbed, a desperate Cape Verstaad grandee, not to mention a cutthroat city which proves itself a veritable nest of ne'er-do-wells. Controlled by the brilliant assassin Reik Silvermantle, this hub of lawlessness and immorality presents Ahren and his friends with one of their greatest challenges.

Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His normal life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down. From his new master he learns the skills of archery and how to fight the Dark Ones. And then, on the day of the Spring Ceremony there is another unexpected turn of events. He touches the Stone of the Gods and it illuminates for the first time ever.

Two Einhans have been found but the third is still at large. Ahren and his companions have to traverse a kingdom plagued by unrest, sail along the treacherous east coast of Jorath and reach the dwarf enclave of Silver Cliff. Falk, Ahren's master hopes to find in its depths the third Einhan, a dwarf friend from his mercenary days, and to win him over for the Ritual of Naming that awaits his apprentice. To gain the dwarf's assistance, they must help him in his solitary watch, that tradition of the little people which allows a dwarf to attain his own individual name.

Hardly have Ahren and his fellow adventurers returned to Deepstone following his Naming as Thirteenth Paladin when troubling news forces them into action again. They learn through the Ancients that one of their kind, the Paladin Bergen Olgitram, along with his band of mercenaries, the Blue Cohorts, are being besieged within the Brazen City by the headstrong Sun Emperor.

Es ist vollbracht - Ahren und seine Freunde haben die Allianz der Völker Joraths wiederbelebt. Während der Verteidigungsring um die Bannwolke mit Hilfe der Zwerge geschlossen und befestigt wird, kommen die Gefährten dem Hilferuf der Wutelfen aus dem Wutwald nach, in dessen Tiefen geheimnisvolle Bedrohungen lauern, die den Elfenwald und alles Leben in ihm zu zerstören drohen.

Ahren kann sein Glück kaum fassen: Seine Lehrzeit geht endlich zu Ende und Kharas Zuneigung zu ihm scheint mit jeder Minute zu wachsen. Von den südlichen Dschungeln aus segeln die Gefährten westwärts und sind dabei gleich zwei Paladinen auf der Spur, die auf einer der Inseln der Klingensee ein friedliches Leben führen sollen. Doch die Suche erweist sich als schwierig, denn ein Krieg unter Piraten verwandelt die Klingensee in einen Hexenkessel, der ein tragisches Drama verbirgt.

In modern London, Detective Grayson Steel works on Scotland Yard’s most uncomfortable cases. While investigating the mysterious death of a young woman, he discovers secrets that normal people are oblivious to and is dragged into a hidden society that exists alongside the human world. The Nebula Convicto has to deal with secret councils, magical assaults, and beings that usually exist only in fables and myths. Within this magical community, Steel is supposed to take on the role of a special investigator in order to find a girl who has been kidnapped as quickly as possible.

Kaum liegen die Gräuel des Wutwaldes hinter ihnen, da beschließt der Dreizehnte Paladin, mit seinen Freunden ins Grüne Meer zu reisen, um sein altes Versprechen einzulösen, jenen Nekromanten zur Strecke zu bringen, der die fruchtbaren Lande des Reitervolkes rund um deren Paladin Feuer-im-Blick schon viel zu lange in seinem knöchernen Würgegriff hält.

Ahren und seine Gefährten sind in heller Aufregung. Nachdem sie auf den Inseln der Klingensee die beiden Paladine Fisker und Aluna im Kampf gegen den Widersacher für sich gewonnen haben, geschieht etwas Beunruhigendes mit der Bannsäule. Unwissend, dass der Hochfang Sven seinem Meister ein grausiges Opfer dargebracht hat, eilen die Gefährten zur Königsinsel, um am ersten Konklave seit Jahrhunderten teilzunehmen. Doch dort angekommen, erwarten sie furchtbare Neuigkeiten: Unbekannte Dunkelwesen haben Hjalgar überrannt und drohen, sämtliche Bewohner des kleinen Reiches umzubringen.

Ahren und seine Gefährten sind endlich wiedervereint und habe in der Ewigen Kaiserin eine wertvolle Verbündete und einen weiteren Paladin für den Kampf gegen den Widersacher gewonnen. Doch die Reise des dreizehnten Paladins ist nicht ohne Spuren an ihm vorübergezogen. In der Hoffnung, der mysteriöse Vater des Berges kann Ahren bei seiner Genesung helfen, reisen die Freunde nach Tausend Hallen, zum Ursprung der Zwerge. Dort soll die Allianz der Völker Joraths geschlossen werden, um endlich eine gemeinsame Front gegen die noch immer wachsende Bannwolke bilden zu können.

Ahren lässt seine Gefährten zurück und macht sich mit Khara auf den Weg ins Ewige Reich, denn die Zeit rennt: Die Bannwolke breitet sich immer weiter aus und noch immer sind nicht alle 13 Paladine vereint. Doch der verzweifelte Versuch, im Alleingang bis zur drakonisch abgeschottet lebenden Kaiserin vorzudringen, um ihre Hilfe im Kampf gegen den Widersacher einzufordern, droht zu scheitern, als Ahren in die Fänge von Quin-Was Friedenswachen gerät.