Hweilan is the last of the line of Highwatch and as she discovers one of the last of the Vil Adanrath, a bloodline of lycanthropes left on Faer'n. Guric, her uncle and the slayer of Hwelian's family, has released a terrible evil in order to resurrect his beloved wife and gain control of the northern countries. When Hweilan escapes Guric's schemes, she is taken in by Lendri, a Vil Adanrath who has stayed in Faer'n to help guide Hweilan to her fate.