In a confined world with limited resources, two cultures clash and shatter centuries of peace. From the tranquility of his beloved Cloudholme, Ornos Bravestorm views the imminent conflict with clearer vision than any, and gathers his friends and allies around him. He sets out on a journey to save his people from self destruction.
The events that lead to war are related by two men on opposite sides of the cultural divide and each take up arms, however, the third character, a woman of mixed origins, sees the conflict from both sides. One of them holds the key to the New World.