"You don't suppose that power is given freely. do you? The man had a pact with me. I gave him power, and in return he gave me whatever I wanted.
Mika has transformed his wolf companion into a hideous troll to save his life. The beautiful Julia has been turned into a wolf and Mika - to his terror - has grown the scaled talon of a demon for disobedience to the immortal Maelfesh.
Here on Greyhawk, Mika's mission to uphold the Wolf Nomads' code of honour is threatened by a host of evil adversaries: harpies, rust monsters and sinister, invincible forces of darkness. Yet Mika must come to learn that there is a price to pay for any power he can hope to attain...