Wald Wagnarson, twenty-five years old. Captain of Unterboot 003. Semi-berserk. Battle-mage.

Life is hard for the Allamains, the Norsemen of the Realm. Only one girl is born in twenty children. The women rule as matriarchs while the men are sent into battles. The ones who return with glory, loot, and fame, are rewarded with the highest prize: the hand of a matriarch, and the body that comes with.

To receive such honor, Wald and his crew are willing to go to the other side of the world and hire as mercenaries in the war between Ohst and the Coastal Alliance. But will the risk pay, or will the reward become meaningless? Rescuing damsels in distress can get you more attention than you hoped for, and if you want to take advantage of that attention, you have to eschew the scrutiny of the ethics commissar, the watch-dog the matriarchs send with every ship.

Most of all, the impending responsibilities which come from saving a country can take a toll and put you in a position you never dreamed of and never prepared for.

Juggling between love, duty, and conflicting cultures, this is the story of Wald Wagnarson. Twenty-five years old. Captain of Unterboot 003. Semi-berserk. Battle-mage. With a lot of things on his mind.