Wizard Reuben Ashtar, and later his son Foxglove, attend the Great Homnom School of Wizardry, where the headmasters, in self defense from their odiferous cheese grating, grumbling ways, hastily designated them Official Dreadful Noise Controller, and sent them away from the school to conquer any Dreadful Noises they encountered. It was a position that afforded vast relief to the headmasters and other wizardry school students. After many years Wizard Reuben Ashtar retired. After laying about a long while, he decided to build Landoshar, a magic kingdom for children. Wisely, he set aside a part of Landoshar for the Dreadful Noises and put them in it. But everyone knows they are most excellent escape artists. Everything went along as planned until the magic land of Landoshar was almost finished and Reuben made a doleful discovery! The Dreadful Noises had escaped and were busy scaring away the elves, trolls, fairies, and the other magic beings living in Landoshar! Reuben and Foxglove set out to find the Dreadful Noises and return them to their home in Landoshar, but the Dreadful Noises have other plans.