Fire Forger

The day the church's "purification" came to Stonehearth, Pallas lost her home and the last person who was willing to defend her. She carried a sick child on her back, supported two old people, and fled into Blackwater Town. There is no mercy here. Refugees crowd the streets, food prices rise three times a day, and the church's whip can fall on anyone's back at any time. Living is a war in itself. Pallas settled in a dilapidated magic props shop. He works to make ends meet during the day, and practices magic with the scraps he picks up at night - not to set fire, but to create the last glimmer of hope in a desperate situation. In the forest outside the city, a rebel army called the "Anvil Detachment" is gathering strength. They lack weapons, equipment, and people who can move things in and out under the eyes of the church. And Pallas happens to be able to repair anything and dare to build anything. This is a story about ordinary people. About those who, after their homes were burned, chose to break their shackles themselves with a hammer, a hearth, and a heart that refused to kneel.