In the last years of the nineteenth century, change sweeps across western Canada. As settlers rush to fill new homesteads, cattle drivers find themselves grasping for a job. News of riches found in the north starts to spread from town to town, and gold fever seeps into every mind. In a white man's world, a Siksika woman escapes the prejudiced stares that haunt her. The heir of a massive Canadian tycoon flees a hellish betrothal. Their family maid follows, chasing the one who holds her heart. The remnants of a broken cattle driving band turn to headhunting in the hopes of buying back their ranch. Somewhere in the middle, they find they all have to depend on one another in order to survive. A tale of intrigue, scheming, and sheer dumb luck, where an elopement, a battle, a bounty, and a well-timed bar fight leads to the forming of a band of outlaws and runaways, clawing their way to the Klondike, and each other's throats.