Sarah lives on Sinistora, an island-shaped district of Manacere, a military city-state in Velandria. Power there is held by the Haberati, a secret society that worships the god Haberon and forces everyone to live according to the rules of their religion, Haberism, which is characterized by possession, power, money, ego, and appearances. Sarah does not truly feel comfortable with this, but her parents are devoted Haberists from the very beginning, and as long as she lives at home, there is little she can change about it. She manages to get by, she thinks…