On the eve of battle, many strange things can happen. As the Grand Army of Averland prepares to destroy the forces of the sinister Brazak, a servant of dark and terrible gods, they are bolstered by unlikely allies – the Thirteenth Licensed Company of Mercenary Ogres, better known as Golgfag’s Maneaters. But when the payment promised to Golgfag doesn’t arrive, his anger threatens to lose the battle for the Empire army before it ever begins…