A guardsman writes about his experiences in the grimdark future of the 41st Millennium and how stupidity still plagues mankind, usually resulting in death.

The Guild of Runesmiths is one of the most ancient and mysterious guilds in the Karak Ankor. With wealth and power second only to the Kings, Runesmiths create the weapons and armor that have allowed the Dawi to survive the countless conflicts that have plagued the Everlasting Kingdom since the time of the Ancestors. Their creations are things of legend, and so is their willpower.

King Lahmizzash Yak'reb of Khemri died 1,648 years ago. He is awakened from death to answer the call of an even older king of Khemri, King Settra: King of Kings, King of Nehekhara, King of the Golden Kingdom, and so on and so forth. But things are not as they should be, and immortality is not as advertised. (Dormant)