The fearsome dragonflies of the spear war retreated from the battlefield into a pleasant valley somewhere in the Kharolis Mountains. In other words, it would be nice if it weren't for the annoying hill dwarfs who only make the hopeless future of dragonflies difficult - their breed is in extinction without offspring. When the dwarves discover a map that leads to a huge treasure under Thorbardin’s dwarf kingdom, the dragonflies also get into the race for the treasure. The Death Brigade is the first book in the six-volume Chaos War series. The stories take place in the world of Dragonlance during the time of the summer fire dragons.