For the city of Potters Field a new threat has arisen in the form of a new world order -- the Christian nations have allied themselves into the Holy Roman Empire and elected Tomas de Torquemada as their commander, soon to embark on a new crusade to conquer the known world. But Dean the warlock, once known as Akakios of Byzantium, has his own problems -- he's the new Marquis of Aceldama and in charge of the armed forces. Our hero must eschew his magical powers and wage conventional warfare in an attempt to prevent the Holy Roman Empire from sweeping away all other ways of life. Can he achieve victory or even, perhaps, peace in our time?