Location: The Road to Skarra-BreeTimeline: Summer to Fall Are you starting to dislike poor Emcorae? As I write this Apocrypha I hope that's the case. Don't let A'H hear me saying this, but I do so love this part of the story - the tragic hero sinks deeper into despair and commits evil acts along... Continue Reading →
4.10 Darkness Falls
Location: Pennal to OrkneyTimeline: Sixth Age, 53rd Year, Summer Violence is a symphony, and as I write these lines I'm relishing Emcorae's descent into the dark side. For mortals - whose lifespans are but a breath - there is a precise moment when the soul of a man ceases to be a garden and becomes... Continue Reading →
4.9 The Hunter’s Path
Location: The Road to MonthavenTimeline: Summer How delicious it is to watch a mortal’s ambition collide with the stubborn physics of the earth. Emcorae burned with a fire that could consume a kingdom, yet he was tethered to the rhythmic, plodding gait of a mule. Every league he gained was a battle against the fraying... Continue Reading →
4.8 The Answer is No
Location: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 53rd Year, Summer More than a moon after he'd returned to the forest, Emcorae finally got his audience with The Council. The Great Green Hall was a buzz with anticipation as the would-be Azora stepped into the center of the space. Yet the contrast the observers saw in the appearance... Continue Reading →
4.6 Healing at Hot Springs
Location: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 53rd Year, Spring Alyssa had her lost lover again - now all she had to do was bring Alfranco back from the 'dead' state he stuck in. To do that she'd had the old gaffer transported to her at The Hot Springs. The springs were a masterpiece of of Alyssa's... Continue Reading →
4.7 The Gaffer Returns
Location: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 53rd Year, Spring Time, for an immortal, is a river—constant, flowing, and ultimately indifferent to the stones it passes. But for a mortal, time is a fire; it consumes as it warms. Alyssa, in her infinite and terrifying love, thought she could simply command Alfranco’s soul to return to the... Continue Reading →
4.4 The Unwelcome Guest
Location: Monthaven - what's left of itTimeline: Sixth Age, 53rd Year, Spring There is a particular brand of cruelty reserved for the gods who claim to love us. Mortal hate is a simple thing—it burns, it kills, and it leaves behind a clean ash. But divine love? Divine love is a cage woven of emerald... Continue Reading →
4.3 Ashes
Location: VariousTimeline: Sixth Age, 53rd Year, Spring Before we get to Emcorae's trip home, I must write to you about my rival Alyssa's continued interference in the young man's life. As you'll soon read, The Goddess of Love didn't do Emcorae any favors with her favor. But too bad for him, the gods don't care... Continue Reading →
4.2 Passing the Time
Location: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 52nd Year, Winter As the winter deepened, the walls of Emcorae's bungalow began to feel less like a sanctuary. In spite of Nathily's visits, Emcorae began to feel like the stagnant air of his own guilt was suffocating him. Like any young man driven to the edge by isolation, he... Continue Reading →
4.1 You Shall Not Pass
Location: ArbolaTimeline: Sixth Age, 52nd Year, Fall When last I wrote about Emcorae Azop and the elfess Nathily, the would-be Azoras were on a shared path of frustration. Emcorare had just had his plans dashed by the Arbola Council - he'd ask for them to allow him to continue his Azora training while also harboring... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 