NausicaA¤, a gentle but strong-willed, young princess, has an empathic bond with the giant insects that evolved as a result of the ecosystem"s destruction. Growing up in the Valley of the Wind, she learned to read the soul of the wind and navigates the skies in her glider. NausicaA¤ and her allies struggle to create peace between kingdoms torn apart by war, battling over the last of the world"s precious natural resources.