The epic tale of "HERBIA - NOW AND THEN" reveals the artifacts of a past world uncovered by the clever people of the Guilds, and hints at the legacy hidden in the wastes of the North. The first part "HERBIA MAPS AND RUMORS" introduces life in the Duchy of Now and the Counties of Th'enn, but also reveals ominous signs of danger from the past. Thyma and his friends Basil, Chervil and Gallie expose the antique culture born out of the Plague of sixty years past. In this second part, "ARSENALS OF THE NORTH KINGS", the Duchess rallies the Guild people and set them on a task to uncover the past hidden in the lands of the Duchy and Counties. But many questions have also been uncovered. Are the soldiers of Ivy attacking? Or have thieves been trailing them intent on stealing loot? Unanswered questions dog the survivors as they scattered in the face of murderous rogues. The hidden danger of Ivy encroaches, but who knows about it? The immigrants from the Coastals, Halesia and Chionan, are drawn into the dangerous mission of the Guild people. What will they find, knowledge or weapons? What danger is held by the mystic screamers encountered by Halesia and Vannersal? Who are the mysterious Ivy women that stalk the west borders of Th'enn? Danger seeps from the past and appears on every horizon to beguile the descendents of the North Kings, the soldiers and Guild people of the Duchy of Now and Counties of Th'enn. Who can aid them in their mission? Open the world of mystery and walk with the people of the Duchy and Counties as they discover the vanished past. Enter the World of Herbia.