The final Developmental Phase is thrust upon the Contenders whether they like it or not… After inadvertently triggering the start of Developmental Phase 4 with the destruction of The Citadel Thaden learns from his squirrel companion Sadia what the Wildlands has in store for him and the other Contenders. Unfortunately despite his incredible power as a largely solo healer he quickly discovers that in order to succeed in the final Phase numerous additional people will need to participate. In other words he cannot do it alone. The problem that arises is sadly an obvious one. While Thaden is powerful and more than capable of tackling many of the challenges that Phase 4 presents the other Contenders in Region #1 let alone all of the other Regions on Tarth are far behind the required Level to even have a chance of succeeding against the monsters in the Wildlands. And if he doesn’t find a way to get them to that point then the deaths of not only