Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26146976-20150225234545/@comment-3075253-20150226032435

I think at this point we all know Stan is related to the author in some way, shape or form. Research partners? Sworn enemies? Twin brothers? We don't really know for sure. As for the portal's intentions, it was clear the Author had the intentions to aid all of mankind (McGucket even states this in Society of the Blind Eye), but it's quite possible the author had secretly intended for the portal to be used for evil intentions. A plot twist like that would actually be worth another season.