The past is never behind us. Irzu's path flows through it and forward. Risa came to Defiance to see her old friends, the Spirit Riders, or more specifically Rathus, an old flame. She doesn't know that her destiny will shake Defiance to its foundation, or that Irisa has the sight and can see it. With a great conspiracy ocurring, she must answer the summons of the Irathient gods.

The forsworn have waited for the chance to reclaim their land that was stolen from them. Now, they will have it. With Talara, cunning matriarch of one of the largest forsworn clans and chosen champion of Hircine, at their head, the forsworn will be victorious. They will take back their lands, even if every nord in the reach must die.