IN THE ANCIENT DAYS... "...there was a King of the blood of the Sthi. and he wore Five Crowns and all the world owed him homage and lived at peace with one another. Then the Years of Darkness came upon us, and men became as beasts, and the world we know today came into being. But from those days to this there has been among us a prophecy that a King shall once more rise to wear the Five Crowns and bring men to peace." This is the message brought by High Priestess Kayopla to Bertan Wandor. House Master of the Order of Duelists. Is Wandor the man chosen by destiny to claim the throne and restore peace? Only by setting out on an incredible quest. alone and unaided against the Dark Forces threatening his world, can Wandor dis. cover the truth. It is a quest rich in adventure. combat. mystery and imagination. in the highest traditions of heroic fantasy.