Zyla Varitos, a self-professed failure and daughter of the Chief Architect of Moonglade, should be a prodigy, but cannot enchant a single tome.
Across the border in the base of Wolfport, Sevris Parneth parallels her shame; brought up in legendary lineage, he is unable to perform one of the most basic of Vigilite feats, crafting a weapon with the mysterious and ethereal Talisma ore.
Meanwhile, in the village of Silkstring, Varta looks to the Talisma's Voice and the environment around him to rescue his sister Daelyn against an unseen corruption.
In emerging internal and international conflicts over the life-sustaining resource, will they keep true to their devotions or find a way to create new legacies?