Résumé: The waves drive an iceberg to the Algesuhre Sea: several ghostly figures are trapped in the ice inside it. Can they be ancient deities? That's what the Whale People believe, and the reason why they pull the iceberg out of the water. But this is the first of a long series of strange icebergs... What's the mystery behind it, and the connection with the Algenti hordes who live beyond the Great Wall? The answer lies in a small imperial town, Ebudàrt...