John, Son of None is an orphan living in an underwater world of proud lineages, ruled by tradition. John hopes for a high calling on the dawn of his seventeenth birthday, but as a halfling, he'll be lucky to be caste above the servant's servants. If John is caste too low, his lifelong friendship with Dexion, Son of Regelious will be forbidden, and any chance he has with sage-in-training Krystain will float away. Sage Matris Isadora makes John an offer that could change his path. But terra pilgrimages are forbidden. If he accepts the quest for the Desse Mirror, John could return victorious and finally secure his place among his people, the Aquagen. If he fails, John could spend the rest of his days in the bowels of the Palace of Regia, wrapped in chains and dishonor. Standing between John and the promising future he desires are a myriad of challenges from leaving the city of Latebrae undetected to resisting the allure of the foreign shore, from poisonous stonefish to the army of Sedesco tracking his every move. Are the answers to his past and the possibility of a better future worth the risk of losing the only home he's ever known?