The warrior Valcan Scaramax, also known as Claw, makes a deal with the sorceress Satarina who knows more about his cursed arm than he. Joining forces with three other mercenaries, the team must travel west to the Gate of Sorrows to seek a great treasure and perhaps learn the secret of great mystic power that has touched Claw. Yet every road is filled with peril and the deadliest enemy can sometimes be yourself, or worse—something that was once part of you.Chuck Dixon and Andy Smith have joined forces to create a new barbarian hero with a difference. — Ron Black