A young filly is orphaned and left to die in the unforgiving sun of the Sandlands after a band of brutal minotaur raiders destroy her home and murder her family. The sun is merciless, and she is weak. In less than a day she is ready to perish under the scalding sun of the desert…

…but the dice are with her.

A strange creature of ancient legend arises in her hour of need. He draws knife and magic to her aid at the behest of ten small dice in a pouch he holds by his heart.

He will save her. He will care for her, and see to her every need, until he has to obey his final commands…

This is their story, of a young filly forced to be a mare, and of an old monster rallied and marched across the world, forced to be a father. The Dice Master, his legend and legacy, his rise and fall.