Neika Mantru is a young warrior with some unusual abilities. Neika has just turned 15, and so must undertake a "spirit quest", which requires her to explore the outside world beyond the secluded clan. At the same time Daru, Neika's father and clan healer, is troubled because he has seen in a vision that a great evil has returned to the world. He believes that his daughter is key to stopping this evil. So Neika must follow her spirit guide out of the forest and find those who can help her complete this Herculean task.