The Grey Wardens are heroes across Thedas once again: the Archdemon and darkspawn have been defeated. The Blight is over. Or so it seems. Valya, a young elven mage recently recruited into the Wardens, discovers an encoded map to the hidden diary of Issenya, one of the last of the fabled griffon riders. As the dark secrets of Isseyna's story unfold, Valya begins to question everything she thought she knew about the heroic Grey Wardens.