Vorsin fritters away his time enjoying romantic adventures. His free spirit resonates with the sound of the wind, which whispers its curious stories. They rise to the surface and scatter once more, like human stories whose significance and sense slowly diminish with time. Is it better to ignore them, or give them some kind of direction?... Above the mighty river, a young man from a steppe village is determinedly hammering a sign into the bank which bears the exotic name of Lower Caledonia… Vorsin is persuaded by his sister Olga, a passionate ichthyologist, to come with her on a trip to the river. The events colouring this scientific expedition are interwoven with bizarre incidents involving steppe adventurers, visions of bloody battles and the pagan rituals of early nomads. Has their unbridled elemental force been passed on to current generations? Vorsin, bullied and loved by Olga, lets his mind drift away towards his romantic conquests and, instinctively, face to face with nature in its wildest form, contemplates the purpose of his own existence. He tries to understand what role he plays in the world that has devoured him and which a local dreamer re-christened with the imaginary name of Lower Caledonia.