No one has left Sacred Valley in a hundred generations, and it is here than Lindon is born within the Wei clan, one of three clans to call the valley home. All natural things in Sacred Valley exude vital aura, and Lindon's people are sacred artists capable of cycling that aura into madra within their bodies. There are many aspects of madra and a sacred artist will typically use only one or two of them, depending on the Path that they follow. Twice a year the elders of Sacred Valley test their children, starting as early as age six, using a bowl of pure madra, the material from which souls are made. If the madra clings to a child, that child has the soul of an enforcer and will become a warrior, if the madra retreats away from a child, that child will be a striker, if the madra rises then that child will be a ruler, and finally if it freezes, that child will be a forger. Lindon begs for the madra to freeze as he puts he his hand in the bowl, as wishes to follow the path of his mother and create wondrous items of pure madra. He places his hand in the bowl and nothing happens.....Lindon is unsouled.