The Road to Death is an Eberron novel written by Matt Forbeck and published in 2006. The second installment in The Lost Mark trilogy, the novel is a direct sequel to Marked for Death and continues the story of Kandler and his companions as they search for Kandler's daughter, Esprë, who bears the Mark of Death .
The Mark of Death.
After hundreds of years, it has returned to Eberron , and the forces of good and evil want to control it. But one man only wants to get his daughter back alive. To save her, he must walk a perilous path...
The Road to Death.Notable Characters
- Kandler : A human Justicar of the small town of Mardakine on the border of the Mournland , where he and his step-daughter Esprë settled after the death of his wife Esprina .
- Burch : A shifter and the deputy Justicar of Mardakine. Burch is an old, trusted friend of Kandler and is a master of the crossbow.
- Duro Darumnakt : A dwarf of Clan Drakyager of the Mror Holds and a leader of the patrols through Mount Darumkrak.
- Esprë : The blonde half-elven daughter of Esprina and step-daughter to Kandler. Young Esprë manifests the Mark of Death, a dragonmark thought lost to time.
- Monja : A female halfling shaman and heir to the leadership of the Wandering Inn .
- Sallah : A female hot-tempered red-haired knight and second-in-command under Deothen.
- Te'oma : A changeling agent of the Lich Queen Vol , sent by her mistress to find the bearer of the Mark of Death.
- Xalt : A warforged artificer who displays a higher sense of morality than his former comrades who were aligned to the Lord of Blades .
Minor Characters
- Berre Stonefist • Ibrido • Kallo • Levritt • Medd Karatrok • Nithkorrh • Puakel • Shano • Spurbin • Trisfo • Wodager • Wolph Darumnakt