Clade Academy is an experimentally cooperative arm of both the Quiet Cabal and the Estate; seemingly serving both, but often suspected of actually controlling them instead.

One of its most lucrative operations utilizes the services of its Clades...

The Clades, often informally referred to as "Covens", are strategically assembled tactical forces - each member acquired from a strange land and trained in the ways of Translation. Among the all-female forces are Clade 8 (consisting of one Warrior, one Adept, one Explorer, and one Speaker) and Clade 9 (one Vector, one Paradox, and one Spinner). Their purpose is to quietly and efficiently accomplish the tasks that others could not, would not, and should not.

They'll face just about anything from "Aliens" to "Zombies" as they handle the Academy's most important missions in this curious sci-fi adventure.