Part XVI: The Golden HandChapter 1: Oh, Garrick, BewareTimeline: AO 302 If I had a dollar for every time a reader asked me about Garrick, I'd have been able to quit working for A'H eons ago - unfortunately you humans are cheapskates and I can never rely on you to pay up. But in order... Continue Reading →
15.9 The Flight to Oz
Part XV: The Coming of The MyzChapter 9: The Flight to OzTimeline: A0323 Weeks later, after driving all the way to wastes of Antarez Ford again, Hacktor and his generals were gathered around the war table in the king's tent, the flickering light of the oil lamps casting long shadows on the worn map of... Continue Reading →
12.3 The Fall and Rise of Garrick
Part XII: The ReckoningChapter 3: The Fall and Rise of GarrickTimeline: AO 301-302 The Derkka army had waited for weeks in the shadow of the mountains of Oz. They'd expected them to emerge desperate and starving, their anticipation growing as they watched for any sign of Hacktor Derkillez and his troops from the ruins. But... Continue Reading →
11.8 The Road to Razzyn
Part XI: The Heart of DarknessChapter 8: The Road to RazzynTimeline AO 301 With the fires of Bazzu’s city still smoldering in the distance, casting a faint orange glow against the darkened sky, Hacktor Derkillez stood before his weary troops under the pale gaze of the moon. His booming voice, filled with resolve, shattered the... Continue Reading →
11.7 Bazzu Comes to Babel
Part XI: The Heart of DarknessChapter 7: Bazzu Comes to BabelTimeline AO 301 With Hacktor on his way to Oz, I had some work to do in Babel so I portalled there and check in on how the Derkka would receive the news about their enemies ravaging through Gor... Babel—the sprawling capital of the Derkka,... Continue Reading →
11.5 Antarez Ford
Part XI: The Heart of DarknessChapter 5: Antarez FordTimeline: AO 301 As the summer sun blazed over Nektar's Cauldron I was busy thinking about my time in Ramos - specifically pondering how I might find The Crypt of Shadows. The Necronomicon had yielded no answers, portalling all over the flat Earth hadn't worked either. So... Continue Reading →
11.2 The Head of Tairog
Part XI: The Heart of DarknessChapter 2: The Head of TairogTimeline AO 300 Watching through the Eye, I observed how Hacktor and his men reveled in the spoils of their latest conquests. They had enjoyed a spring and summer of unbroken victories on the battlefield, yet the monotony of endless slaughter bored me. Battles alone... Continue Reading →
9.9 A Royal Wedding
Part IX: The Coming of the KingChapter 9: A Royal WeddingTimeline AO 299-300 I'd pulled myself out of bed and was doing some research in my library for a change. Life was good, I was feeling productive. But then I felt a slight vibration in the folds of my robe so I reached a bony... Continue Reading →
9.7 The Derkka Parliament
Part IX: The Coming of the KingChapter 7: The Derkka ParliamentTimeline AO 299 Tired of watching Hacktor, I toyed around with the fate lines in The Eye one day and decided to drop in on The Babelonians - mildly curious to see what they thought about Hacktor's 'war'... The city of Babel, capital of the... Continue Reading →
3.6 The Pawns of Fate
Part III: Greed is GoodChapter 6: The Pawns of Fate I was relaxing again in my study at Nektar's Cauldron - in a room where shadows and whispers conspired. As always, my thoughts were a web of schemes and machinations, each thread tugging at the fates of those who dwelled in the realms above. Picking... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 