He's ruthless enough to want the entire party dead. He's wealthy enough to hire an unlimited number of assassins. He's their nemesis. And he's not home. Fighter Fred and his friends charge into the city of Watergate to confront the evil wizard Blackleg. But instead of a big boss fight, they find an empty house. Maybe they should have made an appointment. Now our heroes are left with a mystery.

Where did Blackleg go? Was he murdered? By whom? Fred is a fighter, not a mystery-solver-guy. Fortunately, Nightshade, Twilight, Helen, Mak-Thar, and Wren are here to help him. You can be certain that, until Blackleg is brought to justice, this team will never rest! (Only figuratively speaking, of course. Mak-Thar will make sure they rest every night to avoid fatigue penalties.).