The undead warlord Mordath rules the Five Lands with a fist of iron... and sorcery most foul. fierce and beautiful, Arwyn the archer lost her family to Mordath's unstoppable troll armies. Now Arwyn journeys in search of a mythic hero's arrow of power--the one weapon that can forever and Mordath's reign of fire! Her quest to destroy the undead tyrant Mordath reaches the land of Ankhara, inhabited by a winged race living in fabulous cliff cities. The archer Arwyn must decide whether to continue her quest, or help the Ankharans in their rebellion against troll occupiers.