Strength of the Gwich'in — Christopher D. Schmitz

A human mage named Arfetsus travels with her companions through wild lands. She's the group of warriors' spellcaster and a member of the Gwich'in, the magical fellowship of human mystics... but she's never been more than a middling level mage. She and her fellow soldiers have been fighting nests of goblins when a vision of the gods and goddesses who control elemental magic comes over her. Despite thinking herself the least worthy of her kind, the deities entrust her with a gem that amplifies her power all across the chromatic spectrum of arcana. But power always comes with a price and for a purpose! A kind of creature never before encountered in Esfah attacks their village. Whatever these flying, feral things are, they are resistant to magic—and Arfetsus is certain the strange child at the center of the attack is an agent of the dark one… perhaps even the Death god himself!This exciting, new 12-story event in the Esfah Sagas begins the Godmaker story arc and is also known as Time of the Champions. Start this epic journey today!