In which a motley host of battle-worn mercenaries depart the city of Carthage with a mixture of distrust, revelry, and heavy hearts, crossing diverse landscapes that bear silent witness to their weary passage. Amidst the strange sights and omens that surround their march, quiet rumblings of unease and mystical fear settle upon their weary leader, Matho, whose troubled soul wrestles with unseen terrors and the elusive will of the gods.