The series begins with a wide range of dramatic events about a supernatural young man named Darian Fawkes, a small thief and mediator saved from prison by his brother in exchange for an experiment with a gland in his head. The gland appears to be very important because it allows it to appear unseen. But when his brother is killed, Darian is interested in working for a high-level government organization, which may make things quite different. In the end, there is an antidepressant that keeps the gland from pushing it crazy and doing very exciting things.