The power to heal with a touch comes with a terrible price.

When Arlak betrays his friend to the sorceress Jyla, she places a curse upon his life–the power to perform miracles. There is only one proviso. Arlak must live a perfectly unselfish life, or pay a forfeit. Each time he fails, her power will double. Each time he fails, he must run twice as long from the ravaging, burrowing Wurm.

A life torn apart by a selfish choice. Godlike powers encased in a frail vessel. This man will be murderer, healer, betrayer and saviour. He will be El Shashi, a man on the run from an inescapable destiny.

The rest is history. This is the legend of El Shashi.