Khirza, a goblin drug-dealer, is recruited by the gangster Ozher to find a key to a mysterious bag. Apparently, one of Ozher's personal enemies is also after that bag. Meanwhile, the entire city of Culerica is hit by a heatwave, and violence amongst the goblin clans threatens the precarious balance between humans, goblins and elves, risking to turn the entire city into a battlefield. A shadowy terrorist is threatening to unleash chaos during the celebration of an ancient human victory over the goblins. The ruthless and cultivated colonel Goadbeiles is tasked to unravel the web of lies and deception and is drawn into the war between two goblin clans. Khirza, fighting a losing war against time, is employing the help of his lover and friend Ulumi, a prostitute with a deep knowledge of secrets and intrigue.