Come, listen to a tale of a young boy's struggles in the Victorian nation of Thorton. After witnessing the wrongful execution of his parents, Alistair Metis seeks his king for answers to a never-ending list of questions. However, a lowborn child cannot escape the shackles of poverty to scour cobbled streets while on the run from the law. Alistair, too, was sentenced to die for his father's crimes. The young boy's journey spans the unforgiving West. His tale brims with airships, cutthroats, war, mischief and wonder."