A dark secret lurking beneath the surface of Etheria erupts near the
Straywood Forest, engulfing the lives of two wood elves and threatening the
tenuous peace between the elves and the dwarves of the Anvil Throne. While on
patrol, an elven Beastmaster named Lithann rushes to the aid of a fellow elf
being attacked by strange beasts she’s never seen before...but she is too
late. When the creatures disappear underground with her friend, Lithann descends
into the darkness with her loyal fox, Wiley, to save him. There she meets an
outcast dwarf named Digur, who may hold the key to her survival, and a
mysterious Sortilege elf named Inesta, who has secrets of his
own.


Creator Commentary by Will McDermott:




“Nature of the Beast is not your average Hero’s Journey
tale. This is the story about the other guys — the loners and the
outcasts, the guards and the stewards, the folks who normally stay behind when
the adventure starts — the forgotten characters. It is a journey not
toward the light, but into the darkness, both literal and figurative, where
these characters must face their foibles and fears, their painful pasts and
their lonely lives. It is a story about how true heroes are born, not through
trial by fire, but by forging friendships that help them discover their own
inner strength.”

Visual artist(s): Craig Spearing