A young American was traveling in Europe on a trip of self-exploration, when he found himself a pawn of supernatural creatures. The young man first visited France. He was served escargot, to his horror, and was left with a poor impression of the French. He moved on to Germany, taking a boat down the Rhine River (which he thought smelled like a tremendous fart), until he arrived in a small town called Isenstein. While eating in a pub, he met Regin Fafnirsbruder, who thought the young man's name sounded like Hagen Kriemheld. He lured the young man out of the town, and then magically transported them both into the past.