Twins Esmerelda and Castelia live an isolated life with their elf parents. During a visit with family at the cloister, Esmerelda meets CYRILLUS. Tensions over their remote home come to a head just before a flood separates them. Esmerelda is rescued by a reclusive gnome mage, who begins training her in magic.

Castelia and her father survive but are lost in the monster-haunted ruins of Merisha, where a demon discovers them. She becomes possessed by the demon haunting Merisha's catacombs.

Several years later, Esmerelda is trained by Meebe. When Meebe dies, Esmerelda is told to seek out FINKLE, the Wizard of Wizards. Finkle swindles diamonds from Esmerelda, the king, and a clan of gnoll squatters.

The king of Coventry blames magic for a drought plaguing his kingdom so he drives out all magic users he can find. His son inherits his throne and vows to rid the kingdom of Finkle and an ogre.

Finkle summons a demon in an attempt to demand immortality. Instead, Castelia transforms him into a sickly yellow worm, adding him to her collection of lost souls.

KANDAR, a miner, often loses his temper. His deep debt drives him to adventure seeking Merisha's wealth. Instead, he is betrayed by Castelia into the hands of the gnolls.

Cyrillus searched for Esmerelda and became an accomplished ranger. He went to the dwarf mining hamlet, where Kandar's wife hires him to track down Kandar.

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