The forest-dwelling Lithovar tribe has made peace with Illusia and continues to revere him as a god. Life is good--until a horrific murder comes to light! The Hungry Hunters, a regiment commanded by the pompous Lord Tolemann, are to blame. The Hunters terrorize the land in search of the mythical Carbuncle, and so Illusia stands with the tribe to fight them off. He unexpectedly encounters another "dragon" during their clash...one much more twisted and gruesome than any beast Illusia has encountered before.