In Unicorn Witch, Tyana Counter and her husband Marcus, an ex- Chicago Detective Sergeant discover that Godhe criminals are stealing theurgen, the hormone which gives the Refuge inhabitants their powers, and selling it to alleviate the pain the Godhe males suffer because of a genetic abnormality. Seven years later, in Unicorn Witches Krast returns to ‘milk’ the entire world. She has her advanced weapons: the inhabitants of Refuge have their ‘magic’.