Four adventurers, known as 'Drifters', find themselves chosen to wield the power of the planet's spiritual protectors, The Guardians, to stop a prophesied but unknown menace to their world.

Manqo Qhapaq was the mythic ancient Inka ancestor, known as the first Inka, and Qoya Qori Kuka was a great female warrior who defended Cuzco and was later imbued into a stone as a spiritual protector.

In order to become the spiritual protector of the kingdom, the Queen asked to be held by the prince in hand of marriage, as the spiritual consort of Panembahan Senopati and all of his successors, the series of Mataram kings.

Fa Ngoum further legitimized his rule by enshrining the Prabang Buddha image as the spiritual protector of the kingdom in Viang Chan Viang Kham (present-day Vientiane).

He also served as the spiritual protector of international ecumenical Military and Hospitaller Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem.

But no figure carries more emotional weight than the Virgin of Guadalupe, spiritual protector of Mexico and a potent nationalist symbol.

Rudkin, who claimed to have seen Hairy Jack herself, formed the impression that black dogs in Lincolnshire were mainly of a gentle nature, and looked upon as a spiritual protector.

Most notably cardinal Paskai former Primate of Hungary who is the spiritual protector to the Paris/Orléans obedience of the order.

"A lot of the furniture was perfectly straight-legged," he said, "but for special pieces, they had animal feet as spiritual protectors."