Justice for the Dead

For hundreds of years, the sprawling city of Havenhearth has endured, one of the last remaining bastions of humanity to survive a forgotten cataclysm. Amidst the political intrigue, religious zealotry, and the practice of dubious magical arts, Havenhearth is not immune to crimes which supersede the investigatory prowess of the local constables. For those mysteries, a more discerning approach is required, usually in the form of Everton Ward, the King's Justice, a bullish investigator and occasional executioner. However, when the body of a minor Dalish lord is found butchered and partially eaten in the wilds of Acredale, Ward finds himself with no shortage of questions and suspects while at odds with two investigators foisted upon him by the Dalish lords: a loudmouth battlemage by the name of Androgast, and a cryptic nobleman named Pascal Vincennes. While managing to provoke Ward's wrath at every conceivable moment, Vincennes begins to tug away at the loose threads of a sinister conspiracy, one that will shake the very foundations of Havenhearth.