The story begins when two Lyman siblings, Orban and Adara, accidentally revert a shapeshifted bird on an English moor back into a small Dorig.

When Gair is twelve, the Dorig – at war with the Lyman ever since Orban killed the prince – flood the Otmound mound.

Ayna, Ceri, and Gair are exploring the moors one day when they come across two young Giants, whom the siblings follow back to their house.

The bad luck is found to be emanating from the collar Orban had stolen from the Dorig prince, still strongly cursed.

Three different species live on the Moor: The main characters of this book are three Lymen siblings: Ayna, Ceri and Gair.