Magic.
So when Volke stumbles across a knightmare, a creature made of shadow.
And he\'ll take anything--a pegasus, a griffin, a ravenous hydra--maybe even a leviathan, like Ruma.
First he needs to become an arcanist, someone capable of wielding magic, which requires bonding with a mythical creature.
Gravedigger Volke Savan wants nothing more than to be like his hero, the legendary magical swashbuckler, Gregory Ruma.
A murderer among heroes.
Sailing.
Magic