This drama charts the life of Kim Soo Ro, legendary founder of Geumgwan Gaya, the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy, which dominated sea trade and iron working during the Three Kingdoms Period. Kim Soo Ro's fiery temperament, charisma and intelligence are his only defense in the extended political struggle, with competition for the throne from his half-brother and lifelong rival, Ijinashi, his former friend Suk Tal Hae, and the dangerous ambitions of Shin Kwi Gan.
as Kim Su-ro
as Su-ro (young)
as Jeong Kyeon-bi
as Shingwi Ghan / Tae-gang
as Heo Hwang-ok
as Ijinashi
as Seok Tal-hae
as Ah-ro
as Yeom Sa-chi
as Jo Bang
as Ah-hyo/Ah-ni
as So-hwa
as Suk Chil
