Lord and Lady McCullum are kidnapped by malicious treasure hunters digging up for a distant former rival city of Thobos. The rival city's name is New Asura, founded by a penniless wizard. New Asura had a colony in the form of Dagon further southwest and - at the same time - had a heyday at the time when the Christ lived in Bethlehem.
'My parents aren't there, but I'm with you, as we're finding them in a place as mysterious as Dagon.', Kent said.