Pabascas, a youthful Perilorn, is missing. Once a ward of Taros the Sentinel, he has set out into the world on his own, and his fate remains unknown. Has he met his doom at the hands of his enemies, or is he in the dire clutches of his allies? Only an expedition will do, so Taros sets out, his hammer-maul in hand, his greatest weapon being hope, the Knife of Dreamscapes, which buoys oneself against despondency and despair, and which shapes the decisions, choices and selections of all brave folk.