Dragon Lords — Chris Turner

The fabled Dragon Lord trove is a thing of legend. No one has penetrated the old Dragon fort deep in the heart of the Behundrian desert, sealed a thousand years ago. Vetravincus, sword for hire, finds himself fighting for his life in the lawless town of Dragonskull. Brigands want to kill him-he just wants to fence a jewel-but such missions are put on hold after he befriends a persecuted half Thrule who claims to know where the lost treasure is.