Lam-ang was born in wartime.

His tribe was forced out of their lands

by their enemies; the head-hunting Igorots, and his father Lokan had
to stay behind so his then pregnant mother Namongan can escape to
safety along with their tribespeople.
Fully-grown, Lam-ang managed to defeat the leader, Gumakas, all on
his own. He was devastated when he found out that despite his
triumph, Gumakas had long taken the head of his father. He ventures
back to his tribe to announce his victory over the Igorots, but as he
lowers down the skull of his father to his mother’s arms, Lam-ang feels
the sense of loss and emptiness slowly bubbling up inside him.
Now that he has defeated their enemies, retrieved both his father and
the land of Nalbuan, Lam-ang is at a loss. He feels as if he hasn’t
done enough to warrant the title of Lakay, and that his father had left
him very big shoes to fill.
As he laments over this, Lam-ang slowly develops a twisted sense of
leadership. The audience slowly see him transform from a young hero
into a ruthless conqueror. Lam-ang, in his loss of guidance, had
decided that by conquering all the lands near Nalbuan, he can provide
the best for his tribe.
Despite this, Lam-ang’s mother and tribe elders continued to tolerate
his behavior, going with his every decision even though they know that
it was not the right thing to do.
Sumarang, Lam-ang’s mentor and sworn-brother, had been the only
one who was vocal about his disagreement with Lam-ang throughout
the play.
In an effort to make Lam-ang realize his wrong doings, Sumarang
invoked a duel to death to which Lam-ang agrees. The battle ended
with Sumarang’s death. The death of Sumarang signified the people’s
realization that they have left something very wrong go on for far too
long and now it is too late.
Famine becomes the retribution of Lam-ang’s greed. Because of his
disrespect towards the gods, the people of Nalbuan is having a crisis
over food. Tandang Guibuan, the tribe elder, had decided that offering
their remaining food could appease the gods.
Seeing his people suffer, Lam-ang confronts Tandang Guiban. The
elder retaliated and said that the people of Nalbuan is suffering
because of Lam-ang’s greed.
Then, we can see a spark of realization in Lam-ang’s face, but
stubbornly he still insisted that he could end the famine if he conquers
the lands by the sea, Kalanutian.
Kalanutian is ruled by Kannoyan, who was said to be the fairest
woman in all lands.
She, like Lam-ang, is ruling over the many lands she had inherited
from her father, but unlike the hero, Kannoyan knows that leadership
is not just about being the strongest among others. She taught Lam-
ang this while she was pretending to be a commoner, and said that
Lam-ang needed to become a leader who leads, not with strength and
violence, but with trust.
After his realization, Lam-ang ventures back to Nalbuan and asks the
help of his people. Unsurprisingly, the people of Nalbuan are reluctant
to follow him after he had broken their trust. Lam-ang goes down on
his knees and asked them to trust him one last time. Seeing his
sincerity, his people agreed to come with him to Kalanutian.
As an answer to Kannoyan’s request, Lam-ang had brought to her the
most precious treasure he owned; his people. Moved by the changed
Lam-ang’s sincerity, Kannoyan agreed to marry him and asked him to
rule Kalanutian alongside her.
But not everything ends in a happy note.
After Lam-ang and Kannoyan’s wedding, the people of Nalbuan and
Kalanutian celebrates. Lam-ang, as a way to show his gratefulness to
their people, had volunteered to catch fish for their guests.
The gods he had angered by his selfishness and greed, then claims
Lam-ang’s life while he is in the sea.
The last scene ended with the people of Nalbuan and Kalanutian
mourning over Lam-ang’s death, as Lam-ang is shown following after
his father and Sumarang to the afterlife.