Alcorta, the daughter of the king of Ambinia, cannot choose her own groom: according to ancient tradition, the hand of the princess, and with it the throne, will go to the winner of the Tournament of Great Feats. The red-haired guy Tristan, accompanied by a self-taught minstrel, a talking horse and a quick-witted chimney sweep's assistant, sets off on a journey to fight the dragon and deliver the magical Talisman to the court. Meanwhile, the treacherous princess Charybdis is already preparing victory for her son, and the Urls, the old enemies of Ambinia, are plotting terrible revenge.