Riani, Dirk, and Akanu come from a universe of living machines, but were captured by the interdimensional Merchants of Matter, to be forced into human form and only able to access their original bodies for a few hours a day. After their escape (another story!), they find a home in a remote Arizona town, where they find a place as caravan guards escorting refugees from the destabilizing world outside... [click here for more]