Abstract:
Blood Ties is set in the Eleven Domains, a place where ghosts walk and the past is closer than you think, where the local gods speak to all those who can hear them. A thousand years ago, the Domains were invaded and the remnants of the original inhabitants forced on the road as Travellers, belonging nowhere, welcomed by no-one. The invasion happened so long ago that it has passed into legend - the legend of Acton, who lead the invasion force and was the first Warlord. Now the country is ruled by Warlords whose power is restrained only by their need for trade with the Free Towns.
