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Teldaine, a young boy from a remote fishing village in a society ruled by priests who wield magic tied to oaths and the power of the human soul, is trapped. His parents, tired of toiling day-in and day-out merely to survive in a meager existence, have decided to devote themselves to the Calling of the sea.
Their son, Teldaine, is not eager to throw his life away by becoming a near-mindless devotee to the sea goddess Calashtos, even if it means kinder catches and safer storms for his people. In a fit of rage at being mocked, he dumped a basket full of fish guts onto Relar Marlin - the ruling priest's son.
The story opens with the aftermath of this prank as Teldaine 'Daine' runs away from his calling and, ultimately, towards his fate.