Part XIII: The Cradle of DespairChapter 6: Home Sweet HomeTimeline AO 314 to AO 318 I awoke with a start, my sweating robes clinching to my sickly bones, my heartless chest pounding beyond control as if it sought to escape the torment I had just endured. The dim, flickering light of the fireplace barely penetrated... Continue Reading →
12.4 I Dreamed a Dream
Part XII: The ReckoningChapter 4: I Dreamed a DreamTimeline: AO 301-302 Back in the winter that saw the beginning of AO 301 Hecla stood with her daughter Livy at the entrance of the great hall, watching as Hacktor led his army out of Rhokki Pass to continue The War of the Ghast. The echoes of... 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 →
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 →
9.8 The Deepening Dread
Part IX: The Coming of the KingChapter 8: The Deepening DreadTimeline AO299 I’ll admit, I was getting a bit lazy - laying for weeks on end in my bedroom, I allowed the slaves of The Cauldron a respite from my horrors. I couldn’t remember the last time I’d sat on my throne in The Gallery... 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 →
7.5 It was an Inside Job
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 5: It was an Inside JobTimeline AO 298-299 The Siq stood as a testament to Drokka engineering—a pair of towering behemoths that stretched skyward. Built at the narrow entrance to Rhokki Pass on the side facing Gor, these colossal sentinels had long symbolized the strength and unity of the... Continue Reading →
7.1 Open Borders
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 1: Open BordersTimeline: AO 298 As it turned out Hecla would endure her father’s abuse for three more years. Those were dark times for the princess. Each night, Hecla lay awake, the weight of her father’s sins pressing down on her. The bruises she suffered physically were nothing compared... Continue Reading →
6.3 Agenda 330
Part VI: The Great EscapeChapter 3: Agenda 330Timeline: AO 295 Hecla stood ready to give herself to her brother - yearning to reconnet with her twin and take on the world! Unfortunately for her, Hacktor did not accept Hecla’s invitation and the princess was left to feel like a fool standing before him. As a... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 