The stronghold called Home was prospering, and Karl's dream of bringing
freedom to everyone in this land, peopled by wizards, warriors, lords
and slaves, dwarfs and elves, and dragons, was at last coming true. But
by attacking slaver caravans, by offering Home as a haven to any eager
to throw off their chains, Karl, Andrea, Ahira, and their comrades had
made many powerful enemies.
Led by the evil Ahrmin, the Slaver Guild was stirring the kingdoms into
a bloody war in which Karl and his friends might soon have to choose
sides. And the elfin kingdom of Therranj claimed Karl's valley sanctuary
as part of its own territory and was demanding both tribute and loyalty
from the people of Home.
Caught between slaver forces armed with a magical new weapon and elves
attempting to steal the treasured secret of gunpowder, could Karl's
human, dwarf, elf, and dragon warriors keep the walls of Home standing
for long?