Dar and Tao must stop an unholy pilgrim named Ramah, who gains possession of a liquid rock that gives him control over life and death.

While trying to expose a young friend's killer, Dar learns that ancestral protectors of a tribe of divers take the form of dolphins in the sea.

Dar must race to rescue Ruh before he is sacrificed in a grisly ritual meant to earn the favor of Balcifer.

Dar helps the Orlas reclaim their decimated land, sacrificing his own chance to find his mother.