The grandiose wars between the High Beings that shook the Circle of Lands for centuries are a thing of the past, but the will of the disappeared gods, their magical artifacts and the battle monsters they created still influence the course of life in Sarmontazar. The approaching comet marks the birth of the Born Stars - three great warrior-magicians capable of conquering the world - Elien Tremgor - the White Blacksmith Gailliris, Oktang Urain - the dark servant of the destroyer god Hummer, and Sheth ox Lagin - a commander standing on the verge of Light and Darkness Between the Sons stars Taya-Aroan, a new great war is inevitable.