The northeast entrance is recommended as this entrance is close to the Shaded Castle Ramparts Sites of Grace, follow the wall southwards to find this Site of Grace.Īlong the top and within the castle walls players will find Putrid Corpses as well as some Depraved Perfumers. Another way in can be found on the northeast side, keep close to the wall when the ground raises to find a low wall that can be jumped into. One way in can be found following the wall to the northwest and climbing the rocks into the wall. To enter the Castle players can use their steed to jump over low parts of the wall to get on top of the walls. The Second Church of Marika is close to this area, though a safe way down to the valley from there may be difficult to find and navigate. The castle is half-sunken into a poisonous bog with the air tinged yellow by the fumes. The castle can be reached by heading north in between the cliffs between the regions, heading east and north from the Old Altus Tunnel Site of Grace is a good way to get there. Gelmir and the Altus Plateau regions and can be seen while crossing the rope bridge between them near the Bridge of Iniquity Site of Grace. When Malik rigs his way into the contest, they are set on a heart-pounding course to destroy each other.The Shaded Castle can be found in the North part of the Altus Plateau between the Mt. And she knows just how to obtain one: by offering her hand in marriage to the victor of the Solstasia competition. Grief-stricken, Karina decides to resurrect her mother through ancient magic.

Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated her court threatens mutiny and Solstasia looms like a knife over her neck. But when a vengeful spirit abducts Malik’s younger sister, Nadia, as payment into the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal-kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia’s freedom.īut Karina has deadly aspirations of her own.

And there will be a sequel!!! Needless to say, I enjoyed this novel so much and am just on the edge of my seat to see what’s next in the city of Ziran!”įor Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. This one tackles refugee crises, grief, mental health - to name a few facets. If you’re expecting a simple fantasy, maybe look for something else.

The world building was amazing, the lore was fresh and beautifully rendered, and the characters were complex and imperfect in all the best ways. “Okay so let’s talk about how AMAZING it is to see a matriarchal society infused with magic, political intrigue, and danger (with a little romance, of course), because that’s what I was hit with when I read this book.

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