The Godborn The Godborn by Paul S . Kemp is the second novel in The Sundering series . It follows The Twilight War Trilogy . Summary . Putting the pieces into place , Mask had sent Varra , the lover of Erevis Cale and pregnant with his child , into the future past the Spellplague . Varra is found by Derreg , son of Regg and brought to safety only to deliver her child , Vasen Cale , and then die during childbirth . Vasen is raised under the faith of the newly revealed Amaunator , as a paladin . He lived his life as an escort to the faithful of Amaunator to the Abbey of the Rose , a temple veiled from the Shadovar that dominated Sembia . He also acted as protector to the Oracle , the simple son of Abelar Corrinthal . During an escort of pilgrims out of the valley , the Oracle sends away everyone , knowing the fate about to befall everyone . Along with Orsin , a shadowalker that was accompanying the pilgrims , Vasen investigates signs of a struggle , only to find a village slaughtered by the hands of Sayeed and Zeeahd , brothers transformed by the Spellplague and on on a mission from Mephistopheles to find the son of Erevis Cale . They encounter Gerak , a hunter and former soldier , trying to help his wife who was infected by Zeeahd by a diabolical sludge . It is also revealed that the brothers were seeking the Oracle . With that , Gerak , Orsin , and Vasen head back to the abbey as quickly as they can . The trio find the valley alight by several spined devil s , which have accompanied Sayeed and Zeeahd . Fighting their way through the devils and Sayeed , Vasen makes his way to one of the towers in which Zeeahd is confronting the Oracle . The Oracle reveals that Vasen is the son of Erevis and then sacrifices himself just before Vasen reaches Zeeahd and his devils . Gerak and Orsin rejoin Vasen and escaped as Zeeahd transforms into a bone devil . With the protection of the abbey gone , Brennus Tanthul , prince of the Shadovar , finds Vasen and quickly dispatch his forces . With the devils on their heels and now the Shadovar , Gerak , Orsin , and Vasen make their way to a pond Orsin previously identified as having some connection to his past life and Mask . The pond is now a " portal " and they all enter just before Brennus arrives to stop them . The three find themselves in a part of the Shadowfell that Drasek Riven , with his sliver of Mask ' s divinity , connected with Cania , the realm ruled by Mephistopheles and the frozen prison of Erevis Cale . Riven provides a distraction for Mephistopheles and part of his forces while Gerak , Orsin , and Vasen find and release Erevis . With Erevis now rescued they all " teleport " to Ordulin to stop Rivalen Tanthul , who also has a sliver of Mask ' s divinity and seeks to bring about Shar ' s will to destroy all of Toril . Rivalen has forced Sayeed into being the vessel from which the words to complete Shar ' s plan would be read . Rivalen " teleports " himself and Mephistopheles to Ordulin as well , bringing all the slivers of Mask to one place . Rivalen then forces Vasen to read the words on Sayeed ' s body , finishing the elements to finalize Shar ' s plan . Remembering the words of the Oracle and his dreams , Vasen stops Shar ' s Eye from pulling the divinity out of Riven and Mephistopheles . Erevis is able to cut the divinity from Riven , Mephistopheles , and Rivalen . Erevis feels it is his responsibility to take on the godhood , but Riven stops him and convinces him it would be better if he takes it . During the conflict , Erevis and Rivalen ' s friend Magadon Kest had been piloting the floating Shadovar city of Sakkors towards Ordulin . With the mythallar that powers the city dying , Magadon leaves it on its course and flees the city . Sakkors bears down on Ordulin as Vasen , Erevis , Gerak , and Orsin leave Rivalen grappled by his revenge - seeking brother , Brennus , to be crushed by the city . Appendix . Notes . The novel was planned as the first book in the Cycle of Night trilogy , but instead it was published in the The Sundering Series . Paul S . Kemp has stated that it is a standalone novel that tells the whole story he intended to write in the " Cycle of Night " Trilogy .