Sojourn (comics)
CrossGen comic book series
Sojourn is a fantasy comic book series published by American company CrossGen. The series follows the adventures of the archer Arwyn and her companions as they battle undead dictator Mordath. Unlike other CrossGen comics, Sojourn does not center on a Sigil-Bearer, but instead depicts a villainous Sigil-Bearer whom the heroes are tasked with defeating. It ran for 35 issues from 2001 to 2004 until it was forced to end by the bankruptcy of CrossGen. For a time, this series was CrossGen's highest grossing comic.
Premise
Sojourn takes place in the world of Quin, which comprises five lands inhabited by different races. The lands were ruled by the human dictator Mordath, who conquered Quin with an army of trolls, until he was killed in battle with the mysterious Ayden. After Mordath's death, Ayden fragmented the arrow used to kill him into five shards for each land, pledging to return in a time of peril if the shards are united.
Peril returns to Quin 300 years later when Mordath is resurrected, allowing him to again conquer the five lands with his troll army. When archer Arwyn loses her husband and daughter to Mordath's army, she goes on a quest to unite the five arrow shards in order to defeat the undead dictator.
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