As long as the growth of nature is protected, Gaia is content to let her peers squabble and fight – to say nothing of their many followers (or hers!). When nature is threatened, however, her wrath knows no equal – and to that end, she has empowered many towering guardians in the New World to heed her call should the need arise. One of these titans is Lunaros – a being of pure Gaian magic, woven from the forest itself. Until it is needed, it sleeps, and has done so for centuries, growing moss and bark like a winter coat. Since the Old World found the New, however, it has had not a moment’s rest – and with the disturbing discoveries of the mercenary companies, it has been desperate to halt their efforts, before it, too, is captured by their essence-fueled magic and beastmasters…