Cockerel and Fox

"She had lived in Brodnfesk for two decades. Her whole life. Long enough to learn to be disgusted by its grotesque decadence, its insistence on veneers and facades.
"And yet she continually found herself mired in the petty politics."

Brodnfesk, the land of blood and alcohol, has existed in decline for centuries now. Meriphos, the holy empire of zeal and iron, has decided to take advantage. Invasion is imminent.
Redo Vleny, a half-blooded nobleman hidden from the public eye all of his life, sails east toward the enigmatic desert land of Tirikoz, in hopes of creating an ally for Brodnfesk, and tipping the scales away from Meriphos.
Nysova Polye is a knife in the dark, a disenchanted tool for the rich and powerful. A tool that is directed against the agents of Meriphos, for good or for ill.
In the Tirikoz wastes, a child is taken from her home and transformed.

However it is to end, it will not end without chaos.

(Cover Art: "Make a Wish" by Deviantart user Andead)