The noble boy Lorian Roderick breaks free from the shackles of his family and joins forces with the dwarf blacksmith Grum and the slave boy Claude to fight against tyranny. When Duke Markarth enslaved the people with famine and mines, Lorian stole food to provide relief, exposed the conspiracy of the Cold Iron Mine, and ignited the fire of resistance in Frostthorn Town. The three of them gathered miners and refugees, using forging hammers as swords and cold iron as blades, to face the Falcon Cavalry in the uprising of the Starry Prairie. This battle between forging skills and noble conspiracy will eventually use blood and fire to temper the sharp blade that tears through the darkness.