Jervais, spy and ambassador for the Tremere magi of Ceoris, faces his greatest challenge in the wilds of the north. He has recklessly offered his aid to the Ventrue Jürgen the Swordbearer in the Livonian crusade, only to come face-to-face with an ancient blood wizard. And all the while, his rivals among the Tremere scheme to profit from his misfortune.