Live in the saddle, die on a pig! This is the credo of the half-orcs who inhabit the desert lands of the Realm. Former slaves, united in close-knit brotherhoods, patrol the territory of their strife-torn country riding on huge war pigs. Brotherhoods of brave half-orcs are the only barrier between the decadent heart of the noble Gisparta and the marauding bands of purebred orcs. A young, ambitious and cunning warrior named Jackal travels with the Gray Bastards - members of one of eight brotherhoods living in the harsh wasteland. The Jackal dreams of overthrowing the leader of the Bastards, who is increasingly turning into an insane tyrant. Among the allies of the young rebel are the half-breed Oats, who has more orc blood than human blood, and Ublazhka, the only woman in all the brotherhoods who fights on an equal basis with men. However, the Jackal’s plans are threatened to be disrupted by the betrayal of an invisible enemy and an unexpected obstacle in the form of an elf, who has been traveling for some time now. in the same saddle with him. The Jackal must make difficult choices - in a world that rewards only the wicked.