Dakari is a native of one of the mage tribes in the south. Captured by the cruel, controlling Agoran Empire and separated from his family, he must find a way to survive in this new land if he ever wants to see them again. Clara is a girl from the Talentless - the lower class of Agoran society. She does not know how, but she seeks to make the upper echelons pay for what they have done. Annabelle is the Voice of Aropia, however her life is not as perfect as it may seem. Beset on all sides by power hungry nobles, she tries to find a way to abolish the poverty and inequality that eats at the core of her beloved country. Rosie is the daughter of a serf. When her village revolts against the Empire, she is forced to run with it or be executed for treason.