Captured by slavers, foul-mouthed alcoholic, "Just Hester," unwillingly returns to the country she once called home and a past she tried to drink away. Plunged into secret societies, vampire covens, and her family's sordid past; Hester tags along with a group of amateur adventurers and an amnesiac war veteran as they all come to terms with their places in the world. It's a godless world out there.