The novel is related to the Dark Sun series by Troy Denning. Hamanu, the wizard king of Urik, survived both the death of the Dragon and the death of his comrades, the tyrants of other cities. In his shining armor, he returned to his city, which lay near the Smoking Crown volcano. As he walked through the desert shimmering in the moonlight, his massive body, barely covered by clothes, seemed like the body of a lion man. Then the king climbed the highest tower of Urik and addressed his subjects. His words, amplified by the power of the Invisible Path, penetrated the minds of every person in every corner of his city. Bors the Dragon is dead. The vast majority of those who heard his loud, booming voice did not even know that the Dragon had a name. The Wizard Rajaat is dead. Even fewer were those who had ever heard the name of this ancient wizard, and no one knew whether Rajaat was his friend or enemy before his death.