This story took place on the very edge of the civilized world, ten leagues from Charonus, on the opposite bank of which the ominous kingdom of Tartarus begins. For centuries, local residents worshiped the forest lord Tsmok, the enemy of God, the patron of the dense forest and the bog of drygva. More and more often, Tsmok got out of the lair and showed himself to people. Only everyone saw him differently: now as a huge three-headed monster, now as an important rich prince, now as an ominous master of werewolves, now as a fossil beast dinosaurus, now as a good spirit playing the pipe, leading people who have gone astray out of the swamp. One thing is clear - all this is not without reason, the last times are coming, and the local prince with his haiduks will certainly have to go to war against the monster that has encroached on his power...