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2.6 The Council

Part II: The AmorosiLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 46th Year, Spring Ah, the spring of the forty-sixth year. A time of rebirth, of new beginnings, of fresh growth—and of course, the most exquisite political deadlock. As it stood, the Amorosi deceived themselves into thinking they were having a civilized discussion about something of cosmic importance... Continue Reading →

2.1 The Arbols

Part II – The AmorosiChapter 1 – The ArbolsLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 44th Year It may hearten you to learn that not every thread of this grand tapestry revolves around my inestimable self—though, if I had my way, it would, and the tale would be all the richer for it. But alas, A’H’s tiresome... Continue Reading →

2.3 In the Beginning

Part II – The AmorosiChapter 3 – In the BeginningLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring Arbola Forest, bathed in the soft, nascent light of Spring, was a picture of serene duplicity. Everything looked so pristine, so harmonious, but I knew better. The tensions of the council chamber were a cancer eating away at... Continue Reading →

2.2 Languishing

Part II – The AmorosiChapter 2 – LanguishingLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring Oh, how delectable was the discord that soon festered in Arbola Forest - it became a symphony of mortal frailties that I surely would have savored at the time had my gaze not been fixed on grander schemes! Yet even... Continue Reading →

4.3 The Morati

Part IV: That Meddling KidChapter 3: The MoratiLocation: Monthaven, Eastern TerraVerdeTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 45th Year, Mid-Autumn Although you might think I'm bored recounting the tedious lives of Emcorae and his grandfather Alfranco, think again - I’ll admit, this part of his yarn stirs a flicker of delight in the shadows of my heart... 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 →

3.6 – The Test

Part III: The PlagueChapter 6: The TestLocation: KagorTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring Keldar, the Supreme Overlord of the West—my pawn? I knew the former was true; it was time to make the latter a reality. Everyone on TerrVerde feared Keldar, or at least the legends that surrounded him. He had destroyed all... Continue Reading →

3.5 The Supreme Overlord

Part III: The PlagueChapter 5: Supreme OverlordLocation: KagorTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring <RRRRRRRRRR-BOOM-BOom-Boom-boom…> The skies over Kagor roiled black, clouds swirling in a staccato dance as thunder echoed off the jagged crags of the Kasteele Mountains, a sound like the war drums of an ancient god. The air was thick with the... Continue Reading →

3.4 – Unraveling the Riddles

Part III: The PlagueChapter 4: Unraveling the RiddlesLocation: Nektar’s CauldronTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring The early evening hours of the following day found me curled up with a book in in a hidden nook inside the plush surroundings of The Cauldron’s Library, a rare sanctuary amidst the desolation of my obsidian citadel.... Continue Reading →

3.3 – The Unfortunate Interruption

Part III - The DiscoveryChapter 3 - The Unfortunate InterruptionLocation: Nektar’s CauldronTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 46th Year, Spring The bones of my hands trembled with a mixture of excitement (and desperation) as I unwound the cord that held the gutskin covering bound to the top of Aspus’ fourth and final Reconnaissance Jar. The air... Continue Reading →

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