Yuri Shevtsov hates those who betrayed and destroyed his Motherland, the USSR. At the moment of his death, a dark goddess appeared and made a contract with him. Now he is the son of a high-born ata(r) lord, rulers of the dark elves, named Asheras at Y’ si’ tor. According to the contract, he must revive the House of Y’ si’ tor, deal with its many enemies—but first he has to break free from the nets of intrigues and plots.