A new sorcerer has arisen, aiming to unite the Fire Witches, Warriors and Seers on his own terms, the first in nearly 1,000 years. Bronn must find a powerful Fire Witch, a great Ice Witch (which will be hard, as the last time a sorcerer arose they were exterminated), a Gold Warrior, obtain Elana's Wand and face Narn in open battle. During the voyage of discovery, many things are found out, the people involved change and grow, and in the end the confrontation with Narn becomes almost incidental.