3.4 – Unraveling the Riddles

Part III: The PlagueChapter 4: Unraveling the RiddlesLocation: Nektar’s CauldronTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring The early evening hours of the following day found me curled up with a book in in a hidden nook inside the plush surroundings of The Cauldron’s Library, a rare sanctuary amidst the desolation of my obsidian citadel.... Continue Reading →

3.3 – The Unfortunate Interruption

Part III - The DiscoveryChapter 3 - The Unfortunate InterruptionLocation: Nektar’s CauldronTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring The bones of my hands trembled with a mixture of excitement (and desperation) as I unwound the cord that held the gutskin covering bound to the top of Aspus’ fourth and final Reconnaissance Jar. The air... Continue Reading →

3.2 The Milking

Part III - The DiscoveryChapter 2 - The MilkingLocation: Nektar’s CauldronTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring Rejoice with me, friends, as I tell you a tale of fun! How’d you like to hear about me splaying open some poor sap in my Life Labs? Ooh, you’re in for a real treat in this... Continue Reading →

2.5 The Dread

Part II - The AmorosiChapter 4 - The DreadLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring The most fascinating thing about mortals is their complete and utter predictability. They flail about in a world I so carefully crafted for them, and when they encounter a little suffering, a touch of chaos, they call it "dread."... Continue Reading →

1.6 The Pact of Ramos

Part I - What Happened to Pesties?Chapter 6 - The Pact of RamosLocation - The Serpent's Embrace - Karmamesh, RamosTime: 44th Year, Winter Gather close, for I must recount a tedious yet delectable morsel that took place during the winter doldrums while I was waiting for Aspus to return to me. Call it a meeting... Continue Reading →

2.4 The Blight

Part II - The AmorosiChapter 4 - The BlightLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring I must confess, slogging through this tedious tale of Nathily and her saccharine Amorosi kin is a chore I endure with gritted teeth—surely as agonizing for me to recount as it must be for you to wade through, when... Continue Reading →

1.2 – The Soul Harvester

Part I: What Happened to Pesties?Chapter 2 - The Soul HarvesterTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 44th Year,Winter There’s nothing like the comforts of home, is there? For me, it’s sipping the finest red (1) from my chalice while lounging on my throne. You'll recall, my palatial estate was located in and arounds the grounds that... Continue Reading →

1.1 The Stairway of Infinity

Part 1: The Search for DagaalChapter 1: The Stairway of Infinity Seek Ye The Light! Escape these torments in The Light! These were the sole thoughts driving me inexorably onward through the oppressive darkness and up the maddening ascent of The Stairway of Infinity. Daemons clutched at my robes, their icy grips pulling me toward... Continue Reading →

2.1 The Arbols

Part II - The AmorosiChapter 1 - The ArbolsLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 44th Year It may hearten you to learn that not every thread of this grand tapestry revolves around my inestimable self—though, if I had my way, it would, and the tale would be all the richer for it. But alas, A’H’s tiresome... Continue Reading →

2.7 The Next Azoras

Location: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 46th year, Summer to Autumn Oh, the utter, magnificent despair of a mortal trying to change who they are. They believe that if they simply cut their hair or change their clothes, they can transform their very souls. It’s an adorable delusion, like a child putting on a cape and... Continue Reading →

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