The basic outline is that young Lanik Mueller, next in line for the throne in his region of the iron-poor planet Treason, is banished due to a genetic defect. The normal super-regenerative ability of his people to runs amok, causing him to grow extra tissue, or even limbs.
On Treason, the only way to acquire iron is to trade things with the Ambassadors; machines that transport away whatever is placed within, returning the priceless metal if the offering is deemed valuable enough.
Given a final request from his father to use his defects and banishment to find out how a neighboring region is recently getting so much iron, Lanik’s adventure begins.
