In the eccentric city of Duralei, magic, gnomes and other abnormalities are prohibited, and the law on the Storage of Finds is applied to orphans. According to this law, Bran Hambrick, found in a locked bank vault, belongs forever to the quarrelsome family, whose head, unfortunately, was the first to open the safe. But it does not happen that a boy who appears apparently magically does not attract trouble and abnormality! They don’t keep themselves waiting, and Bran has to unravel the mysteries of his past and the city of Duralei, along the way gaining new knowledge, new friends and old enemies.