Every summer the Magi recruit from the Sleeping World the down-trodden, the disposed and the unloved to Diluvium to be taken in as one of their own. To have their innate magic abilities awoken. To be taught how to properly wield magic.

A seemingly unremarkable boy arrives on the wings of a Mother Storm. His arrival is noticed by only a few.

His name is Finius Murk and the fate of all Magi is in his hands…