Daektoch, mage of the Black Arts, suffers no competition. What he can't posses, he destroys. He views the Elves' dormant magic as a threat. Using hordes of Trolls, he'll annihilate them When Jerhad the Elf agrees to run an errand for a Druid posing as an old man, he has no idea of how Destiny is about to change his life. He's barely underway when Gnomes make an attempt on the parcel he carries. Suddenly, his magic awakens, and he escapes. However, he finds himself off course. Along with Stanton, a soldier, he flees trappers that attempt to rob and kill them. Survivor of a Troll raid, Andreanna falls in love with the "Elf Boy." She entertains herself by making her "Elf Prince" blush and by teasing "Squad Leader Stanton." Dark wraiths kidnap Andreanna, Jerhad is lost in a dream world, and the Druid battles Daektoch. Accompanied by Giants, the Dwarf Army mobilizes. The races lie in peril, but the Captain of the ghost ship has a plan Perhaps Fate will intervene.