Unwittingly, Bradley Gordon and his brother, Quentin, possess latent, innate talents through a diverse international lineage. Those with these special abilities-and the elite amongst them, the Arcanums-are managed via a global network led by the Vener�, and overseen by the Chivalran Regiments established to find and deal with the reprobate Arcanums at the behest of the Vener�. Is Bradley an Arcanum, and will he live to realize the full potential of his gifts? Can he escape the clutches of his would-be overlords? His desperation leads him to an unexpected introduction and into an outpost of the subterranean fantasy world of Arcania . . . Are the Arcanians friend or foe?