"The Old Powers are waking, how sweetly they sing. The cold embrace of the void, the warmth of fresh blood, the whispers of madness, the silence of the shade; they all wait, lurk and drag people into their plans. We must flush them out, lest they take our souls and damn us forever."
Bloomenpeak is torn between various Powers, formless entities that grant power to those who catch their eye. These Powers have created agents who work on their behalf, and force them to play their games, laying plans within plans until every subject of the city is deeply mired in alliances and deals beyond their control.