Synopsis: The Arbiter

In Aldenard’s early history, people known simply as the arbiters had the ability to communicate with the spirits residing on their planet. The spirits were the ones who controlled the magic that governed their world – with the arbiter’s psychic gifts, they could keep a delicate peace with the benevolent spirits while warding off the dangerous poltergeists and demons. But these stories turned to myths and legends in the country of Escona where, ironically, mages are held in the highest regard by the government and military.

Elliot Parker, the hard working son of a poverty-stricken family, is accidentally caught up in the midst of a political struggle within Escona's government after he agrees to help a young mage from the magical division of the military. But while he's swept up in the excitement of war and conflict, Elliot rediscovers the legend of the arbiters and that there may, in fact, be some kind of truth behind these far-fetched myths.