The year is 2151. The end of the world is now. Or so the religious fanatics say. But, one company has been working nonstop on a way to have humans survive this ice age. They have created a pod. This pod uploads a persons mind to a MMO RPG, New Age Online. While their body stays frozen in time.

This story follows George Cross. He is an average person and is known for nothing. In this new life, he is a dwarf that has chosen the Guard class. Many people often forget about Guards, thinking them weak and not important. They would be wrong. This is his story in NAO.