Master of Ta'arim

The history of Sha'azharet'th, last Elder Lord of Ard'dr, Master of Ta'arim, cursed by the gods to labor in the flesh for a thousand years.

In Book Two, Sha'azharet'th has fled the Eastern Empire of his birth and hires out as a mercenary in the service of the king of the far western land of Sarantia. After being twice compelled to perform great and terrible sorceries to save this alien land, he takes refuge in a volcanic valley which is widely known to be "haunted" in the hope of finally distancing himself from the troubles of other men. In this valley he makes his home, calling it Ta'arim. As the Master of Ta'arim he hopes to at last find peace, if only the First Gods will allow it.