In this book, the first of a series of three, an old wizard is given a child with inconceivable power and raises him as his own son with the help of gnomes. Through contacts that Chaucer has gained through years of experience in the world, he arranges to have Erelon trained by two of the greatest smiths, one elf and one dwarve. After Erelon's skirmish with the nobility and a large battle with trolls, where Erelon comes out a victor, his infamy begins to spread. As Chaucer's own body and magic threatens to consume him, he is forced to throw his adopted son into the world. Erelon becomes involved with a group that had banished Chaucer years before, from a fortress built for wizards. Here Erelon discovers both an evil released by the previous generation of wizards using an ancient relic built by an extinct magical race of man known as the Humbas.
In this book, the first of a series of three, an old wizard is given a child with inconceivable power and raises him as his own son with the help of gnomes. Through contacts that Chaucer has gained through years of experience in the world, he arranges to have Erelon trained by two of the greatest smiths, one elf and one dwarve. After Erelon's skirmish with the nobility and a large battle with trolls, where Erelon comes out a victor, his infamy begins to spread. As Chaucer's own body and magic threatens to consume him, he is forced to throw his adopted son into the world. Erelon becomes involved with a group that had banished Chaucer years before, from a fortress built for wizards. Here Erelon discovers both an evil released by the previous generation of wizards using an ancient relic built by an extinct magical race of man known as the Humbas.