Why do people do so much evil? Are they born with an insatiable desire to cause harm to others? Or is there a small voice inside them, telling them that they are more important than others? For if the latter is the case, other people are mere pawns, expendable game pieces that must be sacrificed for the sake of the greater good. In the words of Khalenden Philagish, "the strongest evil is ever that which comes in the guise of good". Blade of Deception is the third installment in the fantasy series Tales from the Mute Banshee.