outland

Orion Siriska is an outlander, one of the few people born outside of the seven sanctums. Alaric Akelah is the mistress of the second sanctum, the recent heir of the title and last remaining member of the Alaric family. In light of the Alaric family's culling, Akelah retreats to the outlands. The land is of toxic air and rust sand due to the atmospheric decay that forced the upperclassmen into the sanctums.