The Three Shields

The world of Avorah is more than just a fantasy setting. It's a parallel dimension. A sister world, if you will, to our own Modern Earth™. There are connections all over, like veins in the vast heart of existence. Doors, windows, portals, mirrors, whatever you might want to call them. They're out there.

The Ploutonion at Hierapolis? Yup. Portal. The City of Ghosts in China? Mm-hm. There's one there, too. The Bermuda Triangle? Oh, God, yes.

You get the idea. They all lead to Avorah.

There's more to this connection, though, then just a bunch of portals that sound like they probably came straight out of a Japanese RPG from the 90's that is the Best Game Ever And Don't Argue With Me About It, YouWill Lose.

Ahem.

There's a spiritual connection, too. A cosmological. See, Avorah runs in cycles. The world itself reincarnates. Father God has a plan for His creations. Once Avorah reaches a certain state of sociological, technological, theological, or equally theoretical advancement, it begins anew. There are countless theories as to why God chooses to hit the cosmic restart button, but no one knows what He is waiting for.

What a select few people from Modern Earth™ know, however, is that there are repercussions for when this happens, and not just for the Avorans. Whenever the Apocalypse comes and goes, and the concept of life itself on that plane is wiped out and re-imagined, there is a ripple effect that meets us here.

Noah's flood, the destruction of Atlantis, the Spanish Flu Pandemic.

Again. You get the idea.

There are groups of people—some say cults—on earth who know all there is to know about Avorah and its connection to us, and they seek to make all that they can of it. Right now, they are in a recruiting frenzy.

One such group, called Trés Escudos, operates primarily out of the United States, in central California. This group has a theory: the next time Father God sets his wheels in motion, the ripple won't cause an upturn in disease, or a tsunami, or deadly political riots.

It will cause the complete eruption of Yellowstone National Park, and spell an end to humanity on two worlds.

Unless, of course, something can be done about it.

Head on down to the west coast, take a visit to headquarters, and rest your eyes on The Three Shields.