In the forgotten western lands that devour the sun, the slumbering dark is threatening to awaken and eclipse the unknowing realm. The last to suspect such events is young Sebastian, a farmer of the peaceful land of Baile. All he knows of great adventures, such as those of the legendary order of the Aezla, comes from tales and tomes. Yet, when a strange storm emerges from the wicked west, it brings with it a strange visitor, and Sebastian is swept up in the torrent on the greatest adventure of his young life. Soon he begins to understand how dire the dangers can be out in the greater realm, and must make a choice to stand against the gathering malevolence of the dark, before it devours all light from the world.