Part 1 The Sea Bird, 1.1 -1.3 Summary

In the first three numbered sections of The Storm Bird (which take the place of chapters in a regular book), we encounter for the first time the main protagonists of the Novel; Rail the thief from the ghettoes, his companion Moa from the mysterious enclave of Kilitas and Vago the golem. They are all going about their business trying to survive in the strange city of Orokos - an island citadel with many segregated districts, which is racked by things called probability storms or sudden energy storms that can change the way you look where you are, or even turn you into an animal. Two of the characters (Rail and Moa) already know each other and live in one of the ghetto districts, thieving just to survive, whilst Vago the golem is currently held captive...