In Ferelden, where magic is strictly controlled by the Chantry, mages are taught by the Circle of Mages to serve the Chantry and the templars seek out mages and kill those who will not serve. In these circumstances, a forbidden love between a templar, Sadatt, and a mage, Veness, results in tragedy, but seventeen years later, the child of this romance, Gleam, returns to face a very special destiny.