Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 5: The Womb of Forgotten DreamsTimeline AO 304 to ? to AO 314 The Key from the roots of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - the key the Illuminated One Gabriel inexplicably helped me find - now trembled in my hand, its golden surface humming... Continue Reading →
13.2 The Great Pyramid of Hyperborea
Part XIII: The Cradle of ShadowsChapter 2: The Great Pyramid of HyperboreaTimeline: A0 304 Chapter: The Grand Pyramid of Hyperborea The Shard of Varysha pulsed in my grasp, its power reverberating through my entire being as I invoked its magic once more. The familiar rush of energy surged around me, warping the very fabric of... Continue Reading →
13.1 Return to Lemuria
Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 1: Return to LemuriaTimeline AO 304 The scales of the fates always seem to balance out - whilst things were going well for Hacktor, I couldn’t say the same for me - although I hardly consider us as equals! Even still, I had to leave my pawn to fend... Continue Reading →
10.3 The Temple of Shadows
Part X: Death takes a VacationChapter 3: The Temple of ShadowsTimeline AO 300 The jungle grew thicker and darker as I followed the path to the mysterious temple that Ssu-Ra Val’Khaz had described. The dense canopy of trees swallowed the light until only a few dim beams of moonlight penetrated the oppressive gloom. The air... Continue Reading →
10.4 Gwar Calling
Part X: Death takes a vacationChapter 4: Gwar CallingTimeline: AO 300 Emerging from the Temple of Shadows, I felt the weight of the dead pressing down on me like a shroud, their whispers still echoing in my mind. The clues I had gained about Dagaal were maddeningly vague, but they were more than I had... Continue Reading →
9.4 The March Begins…
Part IX: The Coming of the KingChapter 4: The March Begins...Timeline AO 299 And so it was that I ensured my pawn Hacktor was primed and ready for war. Yet the question lingered: would his people be ready to follow? The Drokka had grown complacent under Baldur’s peaceful rule, untested by the fires of battle.... Continue Reading →
9.2 King Under the Mountain
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 →
8.1 Those Meddling Kids
Part VIII - Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 1: Those Meddling KidsTimline: AO 287 Over a decade ago I’d pretended to the the Drokka Gods Rhokki and Myndoz and appeared to the legendary arms maker Hef Fastuz to commission him to create for me a weapon of mass destruction according to my designs. Unfortunately for me... 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 →
5.8 The Council Vote
Part V: Political IntriguesChapter 8: The Council VoteTimeline: AO 295 Why was I letting events take so long to get my war started? The answer to that question is actually within your question - sure another Drokka-Derkka war would be an effective way to kill a lot of people and use them as fodder for... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 