Valythari Surana did not ask for what she is. Not to be a mage, not to be an elf and definitely not to be hated for it. All she's wanted was to be seen as an equal and to be free. Free to explore and see for herself the world she's only read so much about. With the Blight on it's way to Ferelden, Warden-Commander Duncan comes to the Circle of Magi seeking recruits for the Grey Wardens to fight the army of Darkspawn and the Archdemon. It is then where Valy gets her chance to leave the Circle Tower she deemed her prison. However, nothing ever goes as it should. Thrown into chaos and turmoil of the real world, Valy and Alistair- the only other surviving Grey Warden after the Battle of Ostagar- go on a world-saving quest where they come across many companions who turn into invaluable friends as well as familiar faces of the past. But whom of them will accept Valy after they learn of her secret, one she wasn't even aware of?