Kaz, the renegade minotaur, wanders throughout Krynn, stalked by his enemies, but when he hears rumors of evil, he returns to warn the Knights of Solamnia, and becomes once again caught up in danger.
A heroic dwarf sets out into a wartorn land on a quest to recover Stormblade, a magic sword crafted in secret by an elderly dwarf-master for the purpose of breaking a deadlock among the ruling council of Thanes, but which was stolen before it could accomplish its purpose.
Young Galen Pathwarden's strong desire to avoid danger, adventure, or heroism is thwarted when he lands in the middle of a centuries-old curse, a family blood-feud, and a knightly tournament to the death.