Of course, magic is a fundamental part of being human: conjuring spells with the universe's energy. Mages honed their skills for centuries until they became so powerful that they invented The Link, a magical weave linking people with magic.

It has taken the danger and skill out of casting. Not all citizens have given up their skills so quickly, however.

Gorate, the immense cave metropolis, is one of the last safe havens of free magic, where its inhabitants are free to cast irrespective of their level or competency. It is a mecca for those wanting freedom and the South's number-one city for magical accidents.

Frimi Deabir, never able to take the jump into The Nothing, the place where all energy has come from, has disappointed her mother and, perhaps most unsettlingly, herself. She was aimlessly drifting through life, making enough to get by until one seemingly unremarkable evening when a voice enters her mind and urges her to hide, thus saving her.

She starts a journey of discovery that leads her to investigate The Debair Secret. .