In a world bound by the Great Tapestry of Odrain the Weaver, order is absolute-until a humblepriest dares to cut the string. Theodren Stormwall has spent his life serving the God of Order, butwhen the Weaver dictates the death of a beloved friend and her unborn child, Theodren breakshis vows. Desperate, he strikes a forbidden bargain with Yggdrazil, theIn a world bound by the Great Tapestry of Odrain the Weaver, order is absolute-until a humblepriest dares to cut the string. Theodren Stormwall has spent his life serving the God of Order, butwhen the Weaver dictates the death of a beloved friend and her unborn child, Theodren breakshis vows. Desperate, he strikes a forbidden bargain with Yggdrazil, the ancient Tree of Life,trading his divine Thread for the chaotic, healing power of Vitae.His heresy draws the wrath of the Golden Shears, a ruthless inquisition that slaughters his villageand leaves him with nothing but grief and a thirst for vengeance. Now, accompanied by thebroken inquisitor who destroyed his home and the godchild he sacrificed everything to save,Theodren flees to the frozen North. Hunted by a corrupt Cardinal and wielding a living weaponfueled by life itself, Theodren must master his new powers to exact retribution on the church thatbetrayed him. ancient Tree of Life,trading his divine Thread for the chaotic, healing power of Vitae.His heresy draws the wrath of the Golden Shears, a ruthless inquisition that slaughters his villageand leaves him with nothing but grief and a thirst for vengeance. Now, accompanied by thebroken inquisitor who destroyed his home and the godchild he sacrificed everything to save,Theodren flees to the frozen North. Hunted by a corrupt Cardinal and wielding a living weaponfueled by life itself, Theodren must master his new powers to exact retribution on the church thatbetrayed him.