Iver, an ancient enemy, has opened a new portal into Petla to infiltrate, take slaves,and ravage the land. A sentinel stone in a quiet mountain dell has long promised the help of a powerful king when the portals were breached. But the stone has vanished, and hope has dimmed. Rory Anderson, an epic-nerd on an ordinary science field trip, is pulled through a portal into the land of Zed and his adventure begins.