A battle-scarred knight condemned to a heinous death. A besieged city plagued by a waking nightmare. Can the war-weary mercenary dodge his own dark fate long enough to play savior to the beleaguered metropolis? Sir Luther Slythe Krait is condemned to death. Bound to the chopping block, he awaits execution in the form of the blood-eagle, the most horrific death imaginable. All the while, victims of a legendary monstrosity go missing across Asylum...