Evil, terrible things are happening in foreign lands that lie beyond the borders of our world. People and elves began a merciless battle, although only recently the great war between the different races inhabiting another world had ended. Tancred the Fire Serpent, Baron of Theala, desires unlimited power. The elf lord Naille Shadow of the Wings pursues his own interests, wanting a war between the elf state of Conkr and the human state of Ronstrad, whose king simply disappeared not without someone else’s intervention. A new war... And again blood is shed, and again someone joyfully rubs their hands in anticipation of success. And the Black Swan spreads its ominous wings...