Forced to flee his home planet Jhanya during a violent revolution, Hequa steals a spaceship and makes his way to Earth. Here, on an unfamiliar world with alien customs, he tries to make a life for himself. Aided by technology from Jhanya and hindered by the absence of identity documents, Hequa finds work as a panhandler, a stage magician, and a manufacturer of rare items. Eventually, he opens Jhanya Embassy, where he shares the wonders of his home planet with the people of Earth.