One fateful day, a meteor shower struck the Earth, shattering the moon in the process. A majority of the destroyed portions of the moon rained down on the planet, taking out chunks of land and forever altering the planet.

Twelve years later, Asher Whitaker, a young hermit who wants nothing more than peace of mind after the death of his parents during Moonrend, as the event has come to be known as, is cast out from his hometown of Cape May and forced from the lighthouse he calls home, into the outside world. He decides to head for the city of New Dover for a fresh start, unaware of the events he will soon take part in.

This is the tale of how he took a stand against oppression...