Part V: Political IntriguesChapter 4: The Grand CouncilTimeline: AO 295 Bureaucracy – don’t we all love it? Our leaders inevitably claim they are acting in our best interest, but in reality, it’s just their own pockets they want to line, right? Case in point, The Drokka Grand Council. While the public thought the Kon-Herr was... Continue Reading →
4.8 The Well of Wyzdom
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 8: The Well of WyzdomTimeline: Drokka History Despite being marketed by the Drokka High Priests as the Holy of Holies - the place where The Gods spoke to their chosen ones. The Well's physical structure was imposing. Located deep within the cavernous heart of the mountains, the well was... Continue Reading →
4.6 The Great Awakening
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 6: The Great AwakeningTimeline: Drokka History Now recall - when I came back from Illusia in AO 225 and first learned about the dagger Dagaal (that was made for the purpose of killing me!), I had a lot of work to do to protect myself. After pondering my options,... Continue Reading →
3.3 Useful Idiots
Part III: Greed is GoodChapter 3: Useful Idiots Recall that I’d previously used the Drokka as pawns in my own war machine for centuries. After a time I tired of that endeavor and got busy with other things. But then stupid Baal-Zebub came up with the idea to steal my rib bone to create a... Continue Reading →
3.2 The Magnificent Seven
Part III: Greed is GoodChapter 2: The Magnificent Seven For our purposes a few more words about the turncoats will suffice. The Rukstinz clan was the richest and most ruthless of the bunch. For centuries they’d partnered with the Derkka in numerous business ventures - slavery, the nefarious Skin Trade, and of course control of... Continue Reading →
3.1 Who Controls The Past
Part III: Greed is GoodChapter 1: Who Controls the Past But before we get into the future of Drokka politics, it’s probably a good idea to learn a bit more about the past. Remember those Drokka families who betrayed their brethren by working as overseers for their Derkka slave masters? As so often happens with... Continue Reading →
2.1 The Weapon of Mass Destruction
Part II: The Fires of the ForgeChapter 1: The Weapon of Mass Destruction Six decades passed as I formulated my plans - I realize that timeframe seems like a lifetime to you, but to me it was but the blink of an eye. It’s not like I wasn’t doing anything - during this time I... Continue Reading →
5.3 Hacktor Demands War
Part V: Political IntriguesChapter 3: Hacktor Demands War And now let us return our sights to Hacktor and his father - still sitting in the King’s Library at Rhokki Pass - Hacktor’s ire was growing the more Baldur spoke. “You say the kingdom has never been richer, our open borders never safe, our people never... Continue Reading →
4.4 Baldur the Bold
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 4: Baldur the Bold Despite the depth of Hacktor’s intense emotions about his father, he knew others in the crowd felt differently — for Baldur’s reforms during the last fifty years had transformed international relations with their rivals and the once hated Derkka were now the Drokka’s most important... Continue Reading →
4.3 The Royal Balkery
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 3: The Royal Balkery “Praise be to Rhokki, the maker of stone and water…” Mirkir chanted, then rang the gong again, as the Mining Day service continued to drag on. “…And to Kalypzo, our mother, the giver of life.” The crowd replied. [Kalypzo was the Drokka’s name for Gaia... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 