The Will of Dargan

Trouble has darkened the skies of the Realm. Taz-i-tor, the Golden Sceptre created by Elsinoth, has been stolen. The Sceptre represents the free will given to all the people of the Realm: the right to choose good or evil. However, a warped being called Dargan believes that he can use Taz-i-tor for his own purposes. He intends to draw upon its very essence to strengthen his own mental powers, so that everyone will succumb to his will.Meanwhile, two Quiet Ones, Kess and Linnil, set out from their peaceful Valley home. They team up with a group of elves and men from the Water Crafter, Air Crafter and Land Crafter communities; one of the fabled Mountain Guards; a mysterious wandering minstrel; and Athennar, son of the Realm’s Guardian. Together, they embark on a quest to try and retrieve the Sceptre. On their journey to Dargan’s grim stronghold, they have to face and overcome many dangers and unforeseen traps and, not least, their own doubts and fears. In the north of the Realm, an army assembled by the Guardian tries to help the group by distracting Dargan’s brutish Zorgs and mind-sucking Tarks. ’The Will of Dargan’ is the first book by Phil Allcock in the Taz-i-tor trilogy, part of the Stories of the Realm series. The other two are ’The Desecration of Taz-i-tor’ and ’The Fading Realm’.