Gambling his life, Lorgi the young snow dragon races south through enemy lands to find Hoplar the Beerdragon and recruit him for a desperate quest to stop the Tierdragon of Monz and Queen Nustria from conquering the Castled Lands. Together, Zorgi and Hoplar gather a host of brave men.
Seeking his fortune, a Tuzanchim warrior named Kiba leads the first caravan west, to "trade in peace, where peace ca be found." But he encounters a witch trial, ordered by Quee Nustria. By rescuing her intended victims, Kibak starts a war.
Long a bastion of hope, the city-state of Grunebor endures the tierdragon's raids while bracing for war against Nustria. But together, Nustria and the Tierdragon of Monz ar invincible. By different paths, Zorgi and Kibak fight to save Gruneborg and the Castled Lands. Eventually, they meet.