Dekstakheiq (Deiq) is (wrongly) worshiped as a demigod, immune to human laws, largely indifferent to human wants and needs. He seeks only to amuse himself--usually by stirring up trouble amongst the humans. But being all-powerful is boring, and spending so much time around the humans has changed Deiq's view on the insignificance of these frail, short-lived creatures. Ignoring the disapproval of his non-human kin, Deiq pursues a new challenge: to breed a stronger, more telepathically sensitive line of humans that can bear his children without dying. He should have stuck with being an arrogant demigod....