In reaction to her estranged father–sociopath US war profiteer and billionaire Cyrus DeKalb–hard-charging activist Miriam struggles in the non-profit world, promoting global peace initiatives. When he learns he is dying, Cyrus calls his children together, ostensibly to discuss his will. Unbeknownst to Miriam and her three siblings, their father actually plans to pronounce judgment for past betrayals, and he has built elaborate death traps for each of them.Secretly watching this drama unfold are a race of intergalactic gamblers, who wager on human conflicts as bloody sport. They have chosen Miriam as their protagonist for this match.Throughout the “game”, Miriam’s plight is manipulated by the Gamemaster who has the power to reverse time and reconfigure events as they play out, much like a Dungeon Master in DUNGEONS and DRAGONS. Thus, the playing field is constantly changing under Miriam’s feet–sometimes to her benefit, but usually, not.
