Endless nightmares plague the desert city-state of Zabyalla.The Merchant Prince Cas wields a vile magic to control the dreams of all those that sleep within its walls. A pair of thieves break into his palace to take his secrets and treasures, yet a grisly fate has awaited all those that failed in the past.There will always be heads for Cas' pikes.A Sword and Sorcery story of high adventure.This story has a sequel called The Ogre's PendantAll stories and characters - including The Dreaming Sceptre - written by Traitorman are created by and are the intellectual property of J.M. Clarke