Jaysen Gris, a skilled, impulsive dreamer, whose fierce devotion to become a leader takes him to face countless battles against his family, friends, and kingdom. When the kingdom of Terranati is attacked by an earth spirit possessed woman, the king acts quickly in order to bring back his father from the grave. Manipulating his most loyal group of soldiers, the king manages to bring his father back to life but in collateral, causing the king's brother to march towards Terranati to take control of his brother's failure, and the throne. Determined to escape the tyranical invasion, Jaysen and his brother leave the kingdom searching for a new land to settle in and protect their family-action which brings them to the rising land of Volten. But just as Jaysen succeeds to find a place to call home, a confrontation erupts which blurs the line between ally or foe for Jaysen and Kerran Gris.