Lord Vlaston's forces have seized the lands of Vördjinwald. The noble Sphincterion, heir to these lands, and his fellow elf Palias learned from reliable sources that Sphincterion's father, Baron Edward Loewenhart, had been captured, shackled in an iron mask, and smuggled to the pirate city of Rotten Harbor. Baron Edward has been handed over to the pirates and is on the ship "Black Serpent", and that very soon will sail from the kingdom. The heroes' task is to free the prisoner, Baron Edward, who is being held on the pirate ship.