The Clan live in a remote village high on the northern moor. They have started to develop supernatural powers. Eli has recently come of age and is sent, with his cousin Adam, on a perilous mission. Goose a brash, inexperienced, shapeshifter joins them, claiming to be the daughter of the Green Man. And for a variety of reasons Ruby-Red the Slaver, the mysterious Mister Nash and the Watcher, Moto ya Joto are hunting them down.