At eighteen, Maquesta KarThon has just volunteered to captain the Perechon for a quest with a high stake her fathers life The minotaur lord Attat has giver her father a slowacting poison, and is withholding the antidote until Maq captures the deadly sea monster Morkoth for his private zoo To accompany her on this voyage, Attat sends along the renegade minotaur Bas OhnKoraf and a shadowperson warrior, Ilyatha As the Perechon races to complete its quest, it is beset by pirates, attacked by Blood Sea imps, and tangles with kuotoa Maq must not only fight these enemies but prove herself to the Perechon crew Through it all, the image of her dying father bears down on her The Warriors series details the exploits of the heroes and villains of the War of the Lance