Elyria is the only country on the planet of Galen which is located in the Andromeda Galaxy. Galen meaning calm and Elyria meaning blessed place demonstrate the principles upon which this civilization was founded many centuries ago. Escaping from their ancient planet before it imploded as the result of their destructive policies, the mission of the Founders, those who orchestrated the means of escape, was to develop a civilization based on the philosophy of Self-Emergence. On the surface, it seems to be working until the Karons, the sensitives who monitor the global energies, detect a negative shift in consciousness. The Karons' visions wake those in charge from their complacency and send them scrambling to curb the decline engineered by someone with an inordinate amount of power. The questions this team of people find themselves asking are these: Can we stop this before it's too late? How could we have not seen how vulnerable we are? The ultimate question is whether Elyria will wake up and realize that Self-Emergence is a forever journey, one where fear of the mistakes of the ancient planet have no place.