The best legends are of mystical places, where unicorns and dragons exist.

The unicorn Astebery, emissary of the Maker, has a special gift to bestow on her chosen champion.

Estellyn doesn't understand why she would be chosen. She thinks she's just a farmer's daughter with a penchant for exploring. Prince Jeremian wants to be a champion to save his brother. Neither of them realize they are about to be drawn into an adventure where everything they love could be destroyed if they fail. To succeed, they'll have to venture into the Dark Realm where Lord Morgeth prepares an army to ravage Overworld.

But there are other things lurking in the dark that could be used... for good or evil. Riven, once a goblin, has been changed into the form of a man to find the one who released the unicorn from Morgeth's trap. Other goblins are searching the Dark Realm for a baby dragon, whose power can unleash a rage of fire in Overworld. Good thing legends are not always what they seem.