Part IV: That Meddling KidChapter 5: The DrunkLocation: MonthavenTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Mid-Autumn You think you know betrayal? Armaros, that scheming deity, thought she could toy with me—me, Azazel, the master of manipulation! Her little game cost me dearly, and now, millennia later, I’m still unraveling her treachery. Watch closely, mortal, as this tale... Continue Reading →
4.1 – All Hail the King
Part IV: That Meddling KidChapter 1: All Hail The KingLocation: Monthaven, Eastern TerraVerdeTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 45th Year, Mid-Autumn I must turn my tale now to a place I overlooked in my arrogance—a speck of a town called Monthaven, nestled in the far eastern corner of TerraVerde, buried among the dense forests along the... Continue Reading →
19.3 Was It My Greatest Mistake? (The End)
Part XIX: The EpilogueChapter 3 - Was It My Greatest Mistake? This is the final chapter of The War of the Ghast so I guess I might as well tell you what really happened to that magical blade. Which among us gods ended up with The Ghast? Surely you know that even though she stole... Continue Reading →
19.1 The Fog of War
Part XIX: EpilogueChapter 1: The Fog of War And so it was that The War of the Ghast came to an end — yet, my friends, this tale is far from over. In fact our story is only just beginning. Oh sure, there are loose ends to tie up, little scraps of history you might... Continue Reading →
18.6 The Moment
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 6 - The MomentTimeline AO 326 If this was an opera, the fat lady would be singing right about now... I watched with cold detachment from the cozy confines of The Cauldron as my two pawns lay upon the battlefield. Hacktor Derkillez was stuck beneath the lifeless weight of Garrick... Continue Reading →
18.4 It’s a Trap!
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 4: It's a Trap!Timeline: AO 326 The sun hung low in the sky of The World Above as it cast long shadows across the weary landscape. Dust clung to the air, kicked up by the thousands of war ponies and the boots of the Drokka infantry as their army marched... Continue Reading →
18.2 The Gambit
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 2: The GambitTimeline: AO 326 The thick stone walls of Rhokki Pass Palace were draped in shadow, the cold of winter from The World Above seeping into every crevice inside the mountains. Outside, in the battlefield of Gor snow swirled in the air, settling over the frozen landscape like a... Continue Reading →
14.5 The House of Happy Delights
Part XIV: Scrolling Through HistoryChapter 5: The House of Happy DelightsTimeline: AO 296-AO318 The fates were not kind to the children of Hacktor and Hecla. Perhaps I had something to do with them, perhaps it was the Balkeryz themselves, or mayhap it was just bad luck. But in the end, it didn't pay to be... Continue Reading →
14.3 The Real Housewife of Rhokki Pass
Part XIV: Scrolling Through HistoryChapter 3: The Real Housewife of Rhokki PassTimeline: AO 309-313 If you've been reading this far, you know that even though I'm comfortable in my Evilness, I've always had a soft spot in my warped soul (I'd say 'heart' but I don't actually have one), for Hecla Derkillez. There's just something... Continue Reading →
18.1 To Serve Baal
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 1: To Serve BaalTimeline: AO326 I might seem to you as if Hacktor’s war would continue forever—that’s what the commoners of both the Derkka and Drokka feared. But fear not, for the day when The War of the Ghast was to come to an abrupt and unexpected end was always... Continue Reading →