Eirmon Omiir, king of Barra-Dohn, rules with an iron hand. Meridium, the metal alloy that is both the source and currency of power throughout the world was discovered in Barra-Dohn, which remains dominant because of it. But the family of Eirmon Omiir couldn’t be more fractured. Eirmon cares for little beyond the power and pleasure, and his sins have had generational consequences.