En Aghrapur, la ciudad más poderosa y corrupta del mar de Vilayet, Conan se ve mezclado en las intrigas de una voluptuosa mujer aficionada a jugar con los hombres más poderosos de la nación, y en las abominables brujerías de un nigromante que quiere extraer del Caos primordial el poder supremo.

The Cult of Doom and it's leader Jhandar the Necromancer are up to nastiness. The Power Jhandar plays with comes form the Pool of the Ultimate. Conan has come to the great city of commerce, Aghrapur, looking for a tavern, The Blue Bull, where he has been told he can find information. Before he can get there he rescues a young fool girl. Conan finally makes it to the Blue Bull where he meets with Ferian the inkeeper whom he knows. Here he gets an old Astrologer to read his chart and meets his old friend, Emilio, who is quite lubricated and has plans for a robbery. By Hannuman's Stones, the adventure is afoot! Soon Conan will find himself in the Blasted Lands facing all sorts of dead corrupted creatures! Sweet! ( )