Part IX: The Coming of the KingChapter 2: King under the MountainsTimeline: AO 299 The bard Belgrath's surprise appearance at Hacktor Derkillez's coronation was enough to keep me engrossed watching the Eye all night long - with a glass of blood-wine and a few souls to snack on, I was good for hours. I couldn't... Continue Reading →
8.10 The Great Reset
Part VIII: Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 10: The Great ResetTimeline AO 299 The news of the Twin Towers' fall spread through Rhokki Pass and the mountain kingdoms like wildfire. A collective gasp of horror echoed through the stony halls, reverberating off the jagged cliffs that had stood as silent sentinels for centuries. The Drokka, a... Continue Reading →
8.4 Hacktor visits The Well of Wyzdom
Part VIII: Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 4: Hacktor visits the Well of WyzdomTimeline AO298 I'll never forget the day I first spoke to Hacktor about The Ghast — it was in the middle of AO 298, about nine months before he became king. His father, Baldur, was still the Kon-Herr, while Hacktor, the prince, was... Continue Reading →
3.4 Fateweaving
Part III: Chapter 4: FateweavingTimeline: AO 255 In the heart of the dread volcano known as Nektar’s Cauldron, far beneath the roiling magma and sulfurous fumes, there lay a hidden chamber—an eldritch sanctuary carved from the bones of the world itself. This was my bedroom, a place where the very stones whispered secrets and the... Continue Reading →
7.5 It was an Inside Job
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 5: It was an Inside JobTimeline AO 298-299 The Siq stood as a testament to Drokka engineering—a pair of towering behemoths that stretched skyward. Built at the narrow entrance to Rhokki Pass on the side facing Gor, these colossal sentinels had long symbolized the strength and unity of the... Continue Reading →
7.3 The Shadow Cabal
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 3: The Shadow CabalTimeline: AO 298 The goal was in sight - Baldur was about to fall - although the king didn't know it yet, those who plotted his downfall did. Let's look in on one of their final meetings, just prior to 'the event' taking place... In a... Continue Reading →
7.2 The Priory of The Myz
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 2: The Priory of the MyzTimeline: Drokka History King Baldur had opened his borders for all comers, thinking he would be avoiding an international disaster, but instead only to unwittingly create one - much to the delight of the secret cabal of power players who were eager to see... Continue Reading →
7.1 Open Borders
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 1: Open BordersTimeline: AO 298 As it turned out Hecla would endure her father’s abuse for three more years. Those were dark times for the princess. Each night, Hecla lay awake, the weight of her father’s sins pressing down on her. The bruises she suffered physically were nothing compared... Continue Reading →
6.5 The Queen’s Gambit
Part VI: The Great EscapeChapter 5: The Queen's GambitTimeline AO 295 Gawain is gone. At first Hecla did not believe it when her informants told her as much, but there could be no denying that fact now. Not after today’s emergency council meeting in which Monty Redstone reported on the situation. Her father was conspicuously... Continue Reading →
6.2 The Twins
Part VI: The Great EscapeChapter 2: The TwinsTimeline: AO 295 With Baldur’s life about to be in shambles, let’s turn our attention back to his children. Truth be told old Baldur didn’t figure much more into my plans and I was ready to get rid of him. It was his kids who are far more... Continue Reading →