I det kultlignende samfund, Familien, holdes et væsen fanget, som gennem ritualer og ofre giver beskyttelse mod sygdom og udefrakommende trusler. I hver generation foretager udvalgte unge en pilgrimsfærd for at finde nye ofre og forny guddommens velsignelse - en uhellige symbiose, der binder kulten og dens guddom i en fælles slavebundethed.

In the cult-like society ‘the Family’ a being is held captive which through rituals and sacrifices provides protection against disease and external threats. In each generation, selected young people undertake a pilgrimage to find new sacrifices and renew the deity's blessing - an unholy symbiosis that binds the cult and its god in a shared enslavement.