In the 19th century West begins the saga of a powerful family.<br /><br />After mountain man Isaiah Crow arrives in Alta California, he saves a group of people from local bandits.<br /><br />As luck would have it, they are family and Vaqueros from the rancho of Don Hernando Batista, one of the most powerful families in Southern California - and very anxious to take their new friends to meet the Patron.<br /><br />After Se&ntilde;or Batista introduces his daughter Francisca to Isaiah, the two soon fall in love. From this union a child - Jedadiah - is born. He will learn not only how to read and write, but also the art of war.<br /><br />Through Jedadiah, the House of Crow will become one of the most influential families in the country.