The minotaur empire, which stretches in the very east of Krynn, is engulfed in a monstrous massacre unleashed by a bloody usurper and his priestess wife. The legitimate emperor, members of his House and close dignitaries die. But in hard labor, Virox begins his war as an avenger - the emperor’s nephew. Pharos Es-Kelin, the only survivor of that terrible night - the Night of Blood.