The Macht

The vast Asurian Empire holds sway over the world of Kuf, yet beyond its borders dwell the Macht: a fierce, enigmatic people whose legendary discipline and prowess on the battlefield are matched only by their relentless internal feuds. When a desperate, ostracized soldier named Rictus, stripped of his home and purpose, dons the red cloak of a mercenary, he finds himself swept into a monumental struggle for the Asurian throne. He is just one of ten thousand warriors, recruited to fight for a usurper, marching towards an uncertain destiny that will forge them into legends.

Readers follow Rictus, a young soldier left adrift and without purpose after the fall of his city, forced to become an 'ostrakr' – a homeless outcast. He is a man profoundly shaped by the crucible of war, initially seeking only a path for himself amidst chaos, and later, yearning for a quiet life he may never attain in a world consumed by conflict.

This epic, multi-generational saga charts a brutal, relentless journey of survival, conquest, and the dark, bloody forging of a new world order. From desperate campaigns across vast empires to the arduous task of kingdom-building, the series delves deep into military strategy, political machinations, and the profound, often grimdark, costs of ambition and the relentless will to endure. It explores the weak-to-strong transformation of individuals and the collective fate of a people.