In the kingdom of Guleress nearly any crime can get you sent to the dungeon under the mountain. What was once an ancient dwarven city is now an ever changing death sport. Convicts are collared and tracked while every citizen in the kingdom watches on viewing mirrors, betting on how long the convicts will last and cheering when they finally meet their bloody end at the hands of whatever monster or trap finally catches them. Sentenced to the dungeon for crimes he didn't commit, Llond must keep his wits about him and put his budding runesmans skills to the test in order to survive long enough to reach one of the human settlement deep in the dungeon.