Ice and snow preserve civilization, storms bury steam, this is the post-Victorian era where prosperous steam civilization was destroyed by bitter cold.As a bishop sent to the frigid northern frontier by a transfer order, he fights for fallen power, forges a fortress of faith amid blizzards and apocalypse, and guides lost lambs through mercury and steam.“I’m not a shepherd, I’m just a psychoanalyst who couldn’t find work and had to seek re-employment.” —Thus spoke Cyren Delante, Bishop of Spessay Diocese and Saint Lucia’s Winter Cathedral, Prayer-bringer of the Seven Northern Cities, Gatekeeper of Eden, Enemy of Frost Giants, Shadow of the Golden Age, Keeper of Secrets of the Old Civilization, spiritual mentor and psychologist to Legendary Knights, Grand Mages, Kings, Popes, the Poor, and Wanderers.