Publisher's blurb: “By the blessings of Bhaal, King of Dragons, I call upon thee! Rhydaas the Sealed Nightmare, Flame of the Eastern Sands, answer my call. The Children of Mharot seek your fury. Grant us your power, and we will spread your purifying flames across this unclean world. Make me, Sevarra Elu, your champion! Let me carry your flame!” A commander of the Dragon Empire’s armies, an archmage named Sevarra Elu, seeks to win glory by making a pact with the spirit of a flame dragon. This dragon, Rhydaas the Sealed Nightmare, is bound to a mountain in the eastern deserts. Word has spread to the military leaders of the Crossroads of Sevarra’s upcoming ritual, and they call upon renowned adventurers to fly across enemy territory on griffons or wyverns and stop Sevarra from forming a pact with Rhydaas.