Bloodshed was nothing new to a pirate of the Anuyi Sea. The life aboard ship and the many raids that went with it were simply a part of the trade. But for Captain Dahlir seeing so many of his own dead was an unaccustomed sight. The hard-bitten corsairs of the Red Tiger typically came out on the winning end of most engagements. But against the storm that had hit them, the men were powerless. The lightning split the night and the winds pounded down to smash their ship against the rocks. Now, the crew is about to discover just what it is they've awakened on the deserted island where they find themselves. And that true evil hungers for more than just gold and wields things far deadlier than steel.