Gerazan Sandaili is a master weaver in Nderitese, Syrkarn's largest settlement. He has lived in Syrkarn since fleeing Riedra some fifteen years ago, but unknown to even those closest to him is the full story of the life he led there. A secretly practicing psion, Gerazan was a member of the Broken Throne, studying the mental techniques of old Dor Maleer. As a law-abiding Riedran, Gerazan fully expected to be punished should his gift be discovered. What he hadn't counted on were agents of the Thousand Eyes slaying his wife and child when they finally came for him.
Gerazan is now part of the Watch—an unofficial organization of Riedran refugees who make it their business to uncover agents of the Inspired in Syrkarn's larger centers. No stranger enters Nderitese without passing through the market corner. No stranger leaves the market corner without having come under Garazan's watchful eye.