The sorceress Queen Magmarinan is destroying the Kingdom of Grenwyn in her search for a fire emerald. Adult villagers have either been enslaved to work the mines or have vanished without a trace.More disturbing are all the missing children.Six manage to escape, their ages from eight to seventeen. In the weeks to come, they go from starving to mysteriously gaining individual magical powers. Their first ally is a dragon, who will fight to his death...