There are some tall stories about the caverns beneath the Citadel - about magic and mages and monsters and gods. Wydrin of Crosshaven has heard them all, but she's spent long enough trawling caverns and taverns with her companion Sir Sebastian to know that there's no money to be made in chasing rumours. Then a crippled nobleman with a dead man's name offers them a job; exploring the Citadels darkest depths. It sounds like just another quest with gold and adventure... but if they're lucky, they might even have a tale of their own to tell once it's over. But these reckless adventurers will soon learn that sometimes there is truth in rumour. Sometimes a story can save your life.