Dark Legacy

Dark Legacy
Publishing Information
Author(s)	Robert E. Vardeman
First printing	November 12, 1996
ISBN-13	978-0061056970
Preceded By And Peace Shall Sleep Followed By N/A

Dark Legacy is the tenth Magic novel, and the final pre-revisionist book. It was published in November 1996, and written by Robert E. Vardeman.

Overview

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Dark Legacy	Robert E. Vardeman	November 1996	The Dark	Dominaria	Yunnie, Mytaru, Essa, Heryeon, Mehonvo, Usru, Noadia, Peemel, Offero, Apepei, Digody, Edara, Pioni, Dylees, Deguhe, Maeveen O'Donagh, Vervamon, Jenns, Boyzen, Quopomma, Iro, Isak Glen'Dard, Ihesia, Sacumon, Tiyint, Coernn, Ferantia, Aesor, Hoty, Oseltei, Slyfoot, Sten El-rohar, Lani Thesavert, Pardano, Otto, Felal, Nesha, Dalalego, Oji, Rontiquerio, Wesim, Adterlo, Tavora, Pardano, Feyne, Ehno

Blurb

War rages under the double moons of Dominaria. It is Minotaur–Elf in a bloody conflict of dirty politics and foul magics.

The human orphan Yunnie brings two formidable weapons to the battle. One is the Living Armor, which turns its wearer into a berserk killing machine. The other is the stone idol Tiyint, which slaughters with grim abandon once awakened.

But Yunnie soon finds there is even more at stake than a kingdom. There is a third relentless enemy, under the ground - keeping the war going, and dining on the dead of both armies!

Story

Yunnie

Yunnie is a human orphan who is accepted into the Urhaalan Valley minotaur community. The minotaurs are at war with the elves of Eln Forest, but Yunnie quickly discovers that there is a third party involved. These liquid stone elementals, called the Niroso and their coal golem minions, are manipulated by the witch Sacumon to instigate the war by burning down both elven and minotaur homes, which the warring factions blame on each other. Sacumon tricks Yunnie into donning the Living Armor, which prevents him from speaking out about all he has seen to his minotaur tribe and transforms him into a berserk warrior to lead them.

Maeveen

Maeveen O'Donagh is human soldier who protects Vervamon the Elder, a scholar who wanders Terisiare to write about its history, cultures, and geography. They get tasked by lord Peemel of Iwset to find the Sigil of Iwset, the missing seal of his office. This quest, which is made more difficult by several members of both the Inquisition and various other factions in Iwset infiltrating their party eventually brings them to the Urhaalan Valley. It turns out that Yunnie has this sigil since he is the bastard son of the fourth wife of lord Peemel and Vervamon. Maeveen's group helps defeat Sacumon and end the war, at the cost of much blood on both sides. In the process, they animate a giant statue of Tiyint, the god of the minotaurs. The statue starts to kill elves, but this goes awry because of a misspoken command done by Mytaru, and Tiyint then turns on the minotaurs. Maeveen and Yunnie grow attracted to each other, but nothing comes of this, as neither dares admit their feelings for the other.

Peemel

Meanwhile, Lord Peemel has declared war on the neighboring island nation of Jehesic. The war is made more complicated by Ferantia, advisor of Edara, the queen of Jehesic, plotting against her mistress, and no fewer than three advisors to Peemel - Digody, Apepei and Ihesia, trying to oust him. Isak Glen'Dard is a shapeshifter who is secretly working for several sides as a messenger. Several factions in Iwset want the elves and minotaurs to be distracted by their war so no anti-Iwset alliance between them and Jehesic could arise. In the end, Maeveen brings Yunnie to Iwset, which results in the death of Peemel and Digody, leaving Edara and Apepei in charge of Jehesic and with a tenuous grip on their rule of Iwset.