# The Fifth Season
## Part I: The End of the World
- Essun's Story
- Essun discovers her husband has killed their son and kidnapped their daughter
- Essun embarks on a journey to find her daughter Nassun
- Essun's orogeny powers are revealed
- Damaya's Story
- Damaya is discovered as an orogene and taken by Guardian Schaffa
- Damaya's training at the Fulcrum begins
- The harsh realities of being an orogene in a prejudiced society
- Syenite's Story
- Syenite is sent on a mission with Alabaster
- Syenite discovers the truth about the obelisks and the Guardians
- Syenite's growing relationship with Alabaster
## Part II: The Rifting
- Essun's Journey
- Essun travels through the dangerous landscape of the Stillness
- Essun encounters Hoa, a mysterious stone eater
- Essun learns more about the Seasons and the history of the world
- Nassun's Story
- Nassun is taken by her father and hidden in a community called Castrima
- Nassun discovers her own orogeny powers
- Nassun's struggles with identity and belonging
- Alabaster's Revelation
- Alabaster reveals the truth about the obelisks and their connection to the Seasons
- Alabaster's plan to end the current Season
- The moral dilemmas of using orogeny to change the world
## Part III: The Convergence
- The Truth About Orogenes
- The origins of orogenes and their connection to the ancient civilization
- The role of stone eaters in the world's history
- The manipulation of orogenes by the Fulcrum and Guardians
- The Battle for Survival
- Essun and Nassun's parallel journeys towards understanding and power
- The convergence of the three timelines
- The final confrontation between Essun and her husband
- The Future of the Stillness
- The possibility of a new world order
- The cost of ending the Season
- The cyclical nature of oppression and revolution