The coastal city of Zitrabyt on the icy Firn Sea has been peacefully populated by countless dwarven clans since the dawn of time. Now, however, there are signs that the status quo is about to change: The rumour of large fleets of whales being sighted off the coast triggers a veritable race in the hope of rich prey. In the hope of securing an advantage and more influence, the clans set their fleets in motion.
Soon there are reports that they are coming into conflict with each other: In the battle for the best hunting grounds, they attack each other, sinking and sometimes capturing each other. The harbour master and peacekeeper Vychoda suspects that the dispute is being deliberately stirred up. Since she can do little as a partisan, she turns to an old friend: the gnome Baro. Together with his bodyguard Marca, he is tasked with gathering evidence for Vychoda’s suspicions …