Thrax. The most heinous murderer in goblin lore. Thrax. Who kills for sport in the absence of need. The Goblin Lord Maelstrom believes Thrax is a mercenary whose allegiance can be bought for gold. Blinded by obsession, he fails to see that Thrax is driven by blood lust, not greed. Finn Strong, captain of the guard for the Eastern Elves, believes Thrax is a brother bound by a bond forged in childhood that's stronger than blood. But Finn doesn't know the truth behind his own mother's death. Thrax. Vile, savage, amoral Thrax. Who really knows which side he will choose in a war that could mean genocide for the Elves? Not every story has a happy ending. Follow the adventures of Thrax and learn the true origin of the Goblin race in this first of a series from The Caretaker's History of the Wide World.