<p>Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the thriving, overcrowded port city of Cliff&#39;s End, to say nothing of the tourists and travelers who arrive by land and sea, passing through the metropolis on matters of business or pleasure&mdash;or on quests. The hard-working, under-appreciated officers of the Cliff&#39;s End Castle Guard work day and night to maintain law and order as best they can.</p><p>Cliff&#39;s End is rocked by the death of Lord Albin. As soon as the funeral ends, Albin&#39;s son Blayk takes over and starts instituting wholesale changes in how the Cliff&#39;s End Castle Guard is run: enforced retirements of older guards (including Captain Osric), surprise promotions (including Grovis to replace Osric as Captain of the Guard), sword requalifications for all guards, and much more.</p><p>Worse, Blayk has split up Lieutenants Torin ban Wyvald and Danthres Tresyllione and given them new partners. Lieutenant Dru, still devastated by the loss of Lieutenant Hawk, also has a new partner. All three detectives catch separate cases, but the more they investigate, the more they realize that all three are related&mdash;and connected to a conspiracy that targets the King and Queen themselves!</p><p>An all-new adventure of the Cliff&#39;s End Castle Guard!</p>