The continents of the Colossos are plagued by civil unrest. Affluence and hedonism are a plague on those impoverished, and with rumours of war brewing overseas, the elite Bokanthjian policing body RBK must pull their empire together and subdue allies who would rise against them. Seeking to restrain the mongrels of the Colossos, one of RBK's heirs, Katra, is sent to the free port of Marana to bed with well connected night-stalkers and convicted criminals in search of rebel leaders. With alliances pushed to their limits and cataclysms approaching, it becomes clear that corruption runs deep.