From the introduction: You learn of your psychic powers when your witness a doorway of light. This door of light is the Elevator of the Damned. When you choose to enter the door, you are transported up or down the planes of existence to your patron. The patron is a soul from history. It can be a famous dead celebrity, an ancestor or even an animal. Whoever or whatever your patron turns out, it will guide you in the resistance. Each patron has their own agenda to help humanity achieve freedom. The patrons interact with each other and form alliances. They enable the members of the human resistance to meet and form groups.