Klare has been restored to life, but in the process, Delgart has wandered off in the company of a heretofore unknown traitor; Klaybear and Thal's bodies have been recovered from the space in between space and time, but their minds are gone, and where they have gone, we do not yet know; the reclusive vedi race has broken its long isolation to aid the people of the land because of the appearance of 'white ponkolum', or servants of Gar who have renounced him and joined the chosen in service to The One. Battle is coming, the final battle to decide the fate of the world; the remaining chosen must gather the survivors to the newly restored city of Shigmar, and prepare to face the final assault of the forces of Gar.