100 Years have passed since the Great War.

Only four of the once mighty Panids remain, the Panids’ Children have become myth and the Field’s Cap limits the ability of the Orders and their Talents. The continent of Koa is at peace but the past has not been fully laid to rest.

From the start, Cali and Aran’s apprenticeship with the Naddier Order of Talents doesn’t go well. Their mentors Carrick, Merren and the Panid Kellim find themselves caught up in a struggle to keep Cali safe as the remaining Panids’ Children emerge from hiding to attempt her capture.

At the same time, the disgraced Talent, Varin, is manipulated into attempting a quest that will have devastating and far-reaching implications. Events are further complicated by the deluded Urulldran Emperor, Segat, who drags all of Koa into a second war fought by Talents and the once redundant technology of powder weapons.

With events spiralling out of control, Carrick and Merren struggle to keep Cali and Aran safe, form new alliances and fight in a war 100 years of peace have ill-prepared them for. As Segat’s unstoppable legions advance, Kellim must seek out The Beholder and learn more about the return of the Panids’ Children, unravel the mystery of Varin’s quest and come to terms with revelations about his own past and the disastrous legacy of the Panids.