Young Liriel Baenre, princess of the First House of Menzoberranzap, is distinguished from her drow relatives by her insatiable curiosity, a sense of humor, and a thirst for adventure and travel. She is attracted by the mysterious green world of the Light Lands, but there, on the surface, the magic of the dark elves loses its power. Liriel cannot give up either her heritage or her dream of freely traveling across the seas and lands of Faerun. An unexpected meeting with a man named Fiodor, a berserker warrior from the mysterious country of Rashemen, gives Liriel the chance to fulfill her dream without losing her magical abilities.