Based upon the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and set within the geography of Ecuador, Scaling Oath Mountain follows four characters as they watch their world burn.

War rages between the two most powerful cities in Rodauce. The orphaned monk, Iota, searches for life's purpose in a half remembered myth. Belenas seeks a legacy as the world's most dangerous sea raider. Pontifex Izmir proves to be a pious pillar for the Great Spire. King Anax fights for his city despite his father's infamous shadow. Each witnesses the end of their world as they know it.