The veteran Journeyers hastily train their students for one last desperate mission to save the Umae. As unanticipated obstacles impede their progress, the young Journeyers struggle with self-doubt while their mentors fight to outlast the onset of old age and madness. The last, best hope for the discovery of Haven beckons, but the crews of The Starshine and The Aurora are sundered by space and competing motives for success. On Uma, Dom's malevolent shadow spreads across the land like the onset of an eternal night. His goals go far beyond simple conquest as he cunningly executes a plan intended to poison the legacy of the Journeyers and the Umae for eternity. The conclusion of The Journeyers Tale brings enemies face-to-face for a climactic confrontation to determine the future of the Umae.