In a land long accustomed to magic, the steady march of technological progress has shaken an empire to its core. Now, as the provinces peel away and form their own destinies within the world, a humble rancher's son from a peaceful land finds himself called to the service of his home province. Gathering a band of misfits, he is forced to abandon his pastoral existence and brave travels throughout the realms, on a mission given to him solely because he possesses a bloodline unknown even to himself, hunted by an organization who would see a new power ascend.