When the Gnome King dies of seemingly natural causes, his son "Traplord Gnomicus VII" succeeds him. At Traplord's crowning ceremony, an attempted assassination fails, and the new king receives a letter explaining that his father's death was arranged and his own death is next.
Before Traplord can react, a terrorist group (AIDS), led by the legendary misogynist (VV), stages a coup and Traplord escapes the Kingdom with only his life and his trusty horse (Yang).
As VV strengthens AIDS' hold on the Gnome Kingdom, Traplord travels the Barren Wastes gathering a rag-tag group of allies (Mr. Lano, Sir Respeck Bitchez IV) as he plots for his return to ascension...