The wizard Margle the Horrendous takes special pride in never killing
his enemies. Instead, he transforms them into various accursed forms and
locks them away in his castle. His halls are filled with his collection
of fallen heroes and defeated villains, along with a few ordinary folk
who were just unfortunate enough to draw Margle's attention. It's
Nessy's duty to tend this castle. Its a lot of work, but she manages,
taking pride in housekeeping talents that keep the castle from
collapsing into chaos. But when Margle suddenly dies, everything begins
to unravel.
Nessy finds herself surrounded by monsters, curses, a door that should
never be opened, and one very deadly dark wizardess. Nessy doesn't have
might or magic on her side; she's just a kobold: short, furry, and
sensible. Her allies aren't much better: a voice without a body, an
angry fruit bat, a monster under her bed, a wizard in a jar (or some of
him, anyway), and a one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple, people eater.
It would be smarter to walk away, but taking care of the castle is
Nessy's job, and that's just what she intends to do. If only she could
find time to polish the silver while beating back the forces of
darkness.
