Three souls, bound by a mystic fate, navigate an oppressive world clouded by the shadows of the damned.

Taziri Saqr, an elf prophetess, forcefully trained in the ancient elven practice of geoglancing, the art of gazing into geometric perfection to see the future. Plagued with visions of her desert city's fall, Taziri must navigate a world of conspiracy and flee as a slave bound for distant lands.

Lucius Reste, an impoverished urchin boy dwelling in the bile-stinking pits of a druidic city infested by the roots of a dark god which grows from a great ash, hungry for blood and bone. Trapped behind the edge of its inescapable forest, he navigates the oppressive nature of his lot, looking for a way out.

Shiloth Boondar, a Satyros deserter, birthed from a bloodline of elk-like men, bunkered in a cave system built by ancient gnomes. Sustaining multiple injuries and shame, he’s forced to wait out the battle he left behind and find the truth of his beast-like nature.

With each passing moment, something in the universe conspires against the fate of the world.

Shadows of the Damned is the mystic telling of the soul’s reformation through the guidance of unseen forces. It collects inspirations and wisdoms from the Moroccan and American mythos, daring to redefine what fantasy can be through the clash of differing worlds. A metaphysical, grim-dark fantasy with heart. If you like fast-paced adventure, mystic reflection, dark supernatural forces, and character driven narratives, you’ll love this first installment of Christian Conrad’s Echoes of the Dream.