The Skull

Conger, a former trader turned prisoner, is offered a grim bargain: use his hunting instincts to track down a mysterious target, armed only with a centuries‑old skull hidden in a forbidding church. The Council that frees him speaks of a delicate balance, warning that killing the wrong person could tip the scales of a fragile war. As he steps through the dim nave, the echo of clanking armor and the smell of incense create a tense backdrop for a hunt that feels more like a ritual.

The skull is the only clue, a silent witness to a man long dead, yet somehow still vital to the Council’s plans. Conger must navigate the uneasy truce between the militarized Council and the enigmatic First Church, questioning his own code of conduct while the shadows close in. Listeners are drawn into a maze of loyalty, secrecy, and the unsettling notion that some enemies cannot be killed the usual way.