Meadow the faun has never wanted to do anything other than enjoy his life, eat, play, rock out in a band, and occasionally shake his fist at the gods. Unfortunately for him, he's the only person who can save the whole planet.

After a goddess vanishes, the world's plantlife begins to wither and die, consumed by a mysterious creeping shadow. Unable to hide away from his destiny, Meadow and his friends-Benji the manticore, Ptery the banshee, and Luka the human-must venture across a whole continent to discover the truth of the missing goddess before it's too late. Each of them have secrets of their own, though, which could jeopardize this all-important quest.

Plus, there's an even bigger problem. The elusive Shade who stole the goddess away seems to be all-powerful and may have even managed to imprison the other gods. And it seems to have a pack of gnolls on its side that will stop at nothing to end this adventure before it's even begun. With nothing less than the planet at stake, what choice does Meadow have?