Beginning with a seemingly insignificant quest, the hero was led to the mysterious Lost Isles of Yendor. Following the trail of a group of evil mages, the hero encountered civilisations of Gnomes, Elves, and Halflings. Throughout the journey, the hero learned that the evil Paltivar had found a way to communicate through portals. He was able to gain the loyalty of three mages, Simech, Cyril and Irudon. These mages unlawfully gathered many powerful reagents to construct a quartz chamber in Thaine. Eventually, the hero was able to defeat them. Unfortunately, their chamber was already complete, awaiting the eruption of a volcano. When filled with lava, this chamber will be activated and allow Paltivar to be freed from his eternal prison.
Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".