Imagine ... your name is given to you from the dying breath of a semi-sentient jewel--and that to change it is heresy ... a world where the gods walk among us ... where hot-air balloons and hang-gliders co-exist with magic ... a small city-state perched atop a giant albino rock, between two great empires ... a young woman whose foolish prank may cost her life at any moment. Imagine you are in The Silk Palace.