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our tale thus far... Randral Daunt er and Torn Telmant le of seedy Dock Ward in t he great cit y of Wat erdeep saw t he kidnapping of t he Lady Talandra Roaringhorn. Chased by t he Wat ch, t hey fled, and were cursed by Talandra’s dying bodyguard t o rescue her or be damned by Tempus t he Wargod. Desperat ely t hey searched for and found her, fleeing int o t he infamous cit y sewers, where t hey found a magical port al t hat t ook t hem to t he ruined, monst er-haunt ed Ghost Holds—a place full of marauding monst ers and out laws. And t he same enemies who snat ched Talandra in Wat erdeep have followed t hem here, t o t ry t o t ake her back. Meanwhile, Maurit —who had init ially conspired t o kidnap Lady Talandra—nurses his wounds… and finds himself on t he edges of a web of t reachery involving t he house of Roaringhorn and some of t he deadliest denizens of Wat erdeep…
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Writer: Ed Greenwood Artist: Lee Ferguson Inker: Sal Buscema Colorist: Len O’Grady Letterer: Tom B. Long Markell created by: Joshua Duford Editorial Assistant: Thomas Boeing Editor: John Barber
COVER RI: Art by Lee Furguson
COVER B: Art by Steve Ellis
COVER A: Art by Tyler Walpole
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