Frostborn: The Iron Tower (Frostborn #5)

# Frostborn: The Iron Tower (Frostborn #5)

## Main Characters
- **Ridmark Arban**
  - The Gray Knight
  - Quest to stop the Frostborn
  - Mission to retrieve the soulstone
- **Mara**
  - Desires a peaceful life
  - Daughter of a dark elven wizard
  - Struggles with shadow-tainted blood

## Plot Overview
- **The Soulstone**
  - Instrument for the return of the Frostborn
  - Stolen by a ruthless cult
  - Secured in the Iron Tower
- **Ridmark's Quest**
  - Risk everything to retrieve the soulstone
  - Journey to the Iron Tower
- **Mara's Conflict**
  - Transformation threat due to shadow-tainted blood
  - Ancient evil in the Iron Tower
  - Danger from the ancient evil desiring her blood power

## Themes
- **Good vs. Evil**
  - Ridmark as a force of good
  - The Frostborn and ancient evil as forces of evil
- **Identity and Heritage**
  - Mara's struggle with her dark heritage
  - Impact of lineage on destiny
- **Sacrifice and Courage**
  - Ridmark’s willingness to risk everything
  - Characters facing their fears and dangers

## Setting
- **The High King's Realm**
  - Threatened by the return of the Frostborn
- **The Iron Tower**
  - Grim fortress holding the soulstone
  - Former home to an ancient evil

## Conflicts
- **External Conflicts**
  - Ridmark vs. the ruthless cult
  - Ridmark and Mara vs. the ancient evil
- **Internal Conflicts**
  - Mara's internal struggle with her bloodline
  - Ridmark's resolve and risks

## Resolution
- **Retrieval of the Soulstone**
  - Strategies and challenges
- **Confrontation with Evil**
  - Battle against the ancient evil
  - Overcoming personal and external threats