Everyone knows the tale of Akheron Gothikar, the first Gothikar to hold the seat of Prince in the Triumvirate of Midgard, a seat where once sat the great House Aristorn; later, he led the People's Revolution that ended the Kinship of the Maker with fierce riots. He was the father of Periander and the grandfather of Artemys and Pyrsius. Herein lies Akheron's true story, not the myth told by his admirers, enemies, and historians. It is the tale of a man who knows all men are sinful - himself, most of all. Aristorn is a journey full of criminals, abusers, wretches and corsairs; it is the darkest point in the Shadow Glyph series, in the only depths where Akheron could find his salvation.