A young warrior sets out to rid his homeland of its evil conqueror. In the opener, Lief and his guardian, Barda, embark on their quest to locate the seven gems necessary to free Deltora from the Shadow Lord.

Danger surrounds Lief and Barda in the Forests of Silence as they meet a mysterious girl while searching for hidden gems.

Jasmine leads Lief and Barda to a giant knight in the forest who believes they have come to rob him.

Lief heads for the Lake of Tears, but he must first journey though Thaegan's land and solve riddles posed by her guard.

Lief and his friends are chased by Grey Guards because they rescued a Ralad man.

Manus guides Lief to the Lake of Tears by way of his homeland, where they learn a surprising truth.

Lief tries to take the gem from Soldeen, a giant monster, but is interrupted by Thaegen, an evil sorceress.

Lief and his friends move on toward the next destination after defeating the Thaegan Sorceress, but Lief realizes they are being followed when the belt signals danger and Jasmine gets a bad feeling.

Lief and his friends are stuck in Noradz, whose residents clean obsessively and whose ruler wants Lief and his friends to stay.

Lief and his friends must fight their way out of Noradz after escaping from a dungeon, in which they'd been imprisoned.

Lief and his friends escape from Noradz hidden in a food wagon that takes them to Tom's store, where they learn that the Shadow Lord rules over Noradz.

The group searches for the third gem in the City of Rats and encounters Reeah, a giant snake that guards the city's towers.

Lief and his friends evacuate from the City of Rats. While resting by the Broad River, Lief shares the story of his father and King Endon with Jasmine.

Lief tells the story of his father, Jarred; King Endon; and Queen Sharn, who have all vowed to one day recover the belt's stolen gems.

A festival in Rithmere draws the attention of Lief and his friends, who try to win 100 gold coins by participating in its Games.

Lief and his friends are in danger of missing the games when they are locked in their rooms at the inn and threatened by a stranger.

Lief and his friends get advice before they compete in the final round of the games.

Jasmine is forced to compete in the last round of the games after discovering that some of her opponents have been poisoned.

The Grey Guards attack Lief and his friends as they journey to the Shifting Sands, but help comes from an unexpected source.

The Grey Guards continue their pursuit as Lief and the others search for the fourth gem in the Shifting Sands, where they meet Terreocti, the Sand Beast.

Lief loses consciousness after a swarm of bees attacks him, and he receives advice about his quest from his parents while he dreams.

The sorceress Thaegan is revived by the Shadow Lord and vows revenge against Lief, who continues on his journey. Meanwhile, Jasmine has doubts about Francoise.

Lief and his friends find Francoise's mother in the palace, but they end up trapped after Thaegan tricks them.

Lief has a nightmare that reveals a door bearing the Shadow Lord's mark after he and his friends drink from the Dreaming Spring on their way to Dread Mountain.

Lief's resolve is renewed after he dreams about his parents.

Lief and his friends avoid gnomes and arrive at Dread Mountain, where they encounter the Grey Guards and a powerful monster.

Prin helps Lief's group defeat Vraal and leads them through the Boolong Forest, where the gnomes seal them in a cave.

The trapped group learn they are being observed in the cave, and they devise a plan to trick their captors, escape and find the fifth gem.

The group leave Dread Mountain with the fifth gem but are caught in thick fog as the Grey Guards pursue them.

Dain saves Lief's life when the group is attacked on the way to the Maze of the Beast.

Lief and his friends are detained at the Resistance hideout until they're cleared of being the Shadow Lord's Ols. Meanwhile, Jasmine decides to leave the group and travel on her own.

Jasmine leaves a secret code for Lief, which he finds when his group enters a town ransacked by Bandits. Meanwhile, their new companion Dain reveals more about himself as they travel to the Tol River.

Jasmine rejoins the group on a river boat teeming with pirates and Ols. After the battle, Lief realizes that some of his friends and his belt are missing.

Pirates capture Dain and steal the Belt of Deltora; the group locate a map that leads them through the Maze of the Beast and to the pirates.

Pirates lock the group in the Maze of the Beast, where a frightening monster lives, but they cannot try to escape until they find the sixth gem.

Dain disappears while Lief and the others escape the Maze of the Beast with the sixth gem. While traveling through the forest, the group is watched by an unknown person.

Lief's friends are captured by Thaegan, and Lief must consider putting his quest on hold in order to save them.

The group lose a member of their party while traveling to the Valley of the Lost. Harassed by the Shadow Lord's minions, they take another route.

The group is swept along the River Tor to the City of Tora, where Dain's footsteps lead them through the city walls even though the Grey Guards are following them.

In the Valley of the Lost, Lief must play a game to win the seventh gem. While playing, he learns shocking news.

The identity of the seventh gem's guardian stuns the group, who enter a tough battle to protect the belt and obtain the gem.

The group must locate the royal heir after finding the last of the seven gems.

Danger awaits the group as they head for the gathering place where the seven tribes must meet to restore the Belt of Deltora's power.

Lief uses the Dreaming Spring to investigate a traitorous transfer of information from the gathering to the Shadow Lord.

A spy remains undetected among the united seven tribes. Lief is concerned but focuses on the pledging ceremony in hopes that the royal heir will be found.

Lief and the others plan to sneak into the Palace of Del to rescue Dain, who has been kidnapped, but they are attacked by an enemy believed beaten in the Valley of the Lost.

Lief's group encounters others in need in the Palace while rescuing Dain, but helping them could turn their mission into a trap.

As an army of Ols attack, Lief and the others finally find out who's been leaking information about them to the Shadow Lord.

Jasmine makes a personal discovery as Lief comes to her rescue at the castle while being pursued by the Grey Guards.

Lief must make a choice that may have severe consequences; a battle erupts after the citizens and the Resistance enter the unrest.

The forces of evil try to keep Lief from completing his quest and saving his kingdom.

Lief must battle the Shadow Lord to finish his quest, after attaining the last piece of the puzzle.