Raoden: The Fallen Prince. Raoden is the son of the despotic king Iadon, who declared himself monarch after the fall of Elantris, and began a reign that allowed slavery and treachery back into the ranks of humanity. Raoden is perhaps the last hope, with his unerring morality and unflinching able to lead. He commands a group that seeks to usurp the throne from King Iadon, and place Raoden as new king of the realm. Hope slowly creeps back into the hearts of his fellow man as they come closer to enacting their plan, and wresting control from miserly King Iadon…Until Raoden is stricken low by the Shaod.

Once a blessing of unparalleled magnificence, ten years after the Reod, the Shaod is now a curse, turning Raoden into a creature halfway between life and death. He quickly finds himself a prisoner of the once great city of Elantris, where other denizens, that share his same dark fate, battle for supremacy in a place where pain never ends, and every wound festers until it drives its bearer insane.

Raoden must come to terms with his fall from grace, and fight to survive the quickly degenerating society of the damned. He must find his will to survive and recapture his god given ability to lead, if he has any hope of solving the mystery behind the fall of Elantris, and discovering the key to unlocking its once great magic. But with every scrape, every scratch, every bruise, working to unhinge his santity, Raoden finds himself in a battle against time…a battle for all of humanity and his very soul.