Timanov's fanatical leadership of the Order of Logar versus the growing dissent among followers, particularly Malkon, as geological and ideological truths begin to unravel his authority.

Malkon publicly challenges Timanov’s fanatical order to sacrifice outsiders to appease the Outsider, invoking divine favor as justification for mercy. The confrontation erupts in the Hall of Fire, where seismic …

Timanov, leader of the fire-worshipping Sarn cult, stands broken on the lookout point. Exhausted from demanding sacrifice and clinging to desperate hope, he voices his longing for the Outsider to …