Siegyrd and his brother Aerendir are on a quest, hunting dragons with their wizard friend Mareth, new to the band. The pay is alright, but the young world doesn't know how to deal with these powerful creatures. Something is terribly wrong among the dragons - a sickness of unknown source driving them to madness and bestial rage. What will Siegyrd and Aerendir find in their wanderings? What frightful fall may threaten the younger races if they cannot discover the source?