After navigating Khare, The city port of traps and getting to the north gate of Khare, the hero of Analand is stopped by a wizard named Lorag as he tries to leave the city. After the wizard threatens the hero (for all intents and purposes, is named Thomas) with cursing him if he doesn't help save Khare from a goblin invasion, he agrees to let Lorag teleport him back in time to learn the North gates spell lines. However, when Lorag attempts to speak the spell to send him back in time in order to learn the spell lines, he's wounded and miss speaks a letter, causing some interesting effects.