A day of reckoning
AD 796. Al-Andalus. Sailing in search of an object of great power, Hunlaf and his comrades are far from home when they are caught up in a violent skirmish against pirates. After the bloody onslaught, an encounter with ships from Islamic Spain soon sees them escorted under guard to the city of Qadis, one of the jewels of the Emirate of al-Andalus, and the true destination of their voyage. Hunlaf believes the Emir's lands hold the key to his search...