Rock salt is a valuable commodity in the bronzed-tooled societies of the Collis Valle region of Pangaiea. Trade is reasonably good, but a Salt Mine is a dangerous place to work, and the scheming Sorcerer, Treorai, with the aid of his cohorts, must have more people to increase his dwindling workforce. Not many, just the odd one here and there amongst some of the main settlements of the Collis Valle. Taking these people from anywhere else in the Valle will be too obvious. But is this enough for him, or does he have another agenda or two up his sleeve? The Salt Mine is providing a reasonable turnover for him, but what is it he is truly planning? Five people who do not know each other since they are from different areas of Collis Valle, find that they are to be the newest employees of Treorai. How are they going to be able to survive the dangers of working in the Salt Mine? Will they survive? Can they work together despite their disparate backgrounds, or will they attempt to make their own way to survive, or even to get out? And can they discover if Treorai is up to something more besides selling salt to the surrounding settlements?