Part XIV: Scrolling Through HistoryChapter 7: The BIO - Blackwood Importation OfficeTimeline: AO 304-318 "Who? What? When?" I woke with a start, still in my library. The Eye of Seraphiel was still radiating its threads of the fate of the Drokka, yet I could barely muster the energy to give it more than a passing... 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 →
11.1 The Fear Caster
Part XI: The Heart of DarknessChapter 1: The Fear CasterTimeline: AO 300 I had returned from my vacation in Ramos, the memories of the moonlit jungle and my skirmish with Gwar still fresh in my mind. My brief retreat had been ruined by that oaf’s antics, but it had also rekindled my desire for war.... 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 →
9.8 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 →
7.2 The Priory of The Myz
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 2: The Priory of the MyzTimeline: Drokka History King Baldur had opened his borders for all comers, thinking he would be avoiding an international disaster, but instead only to unwittingly create one - much to the delight of the secret cabal of power players who were eager to see... Continue Reading →
6.5 The Queen’s Gambit
Part VI: The Great EscapeChapter 5: The Queen's GambitTimeline AO 295 Gawain is gone. At first Hecla did not believe it when her informants told her as much, but there could be no denying that fact now. Not after today’s emergency council meeting in which Monty Redstone reported on the situation. Her father was conspicuously... 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 →
5.6 The Zarz Plague
Part V: Political IntriguesChapter 6: The Zarz PlagueTimeline: AO 295 With his chief advisors warning him that an imminent climate disaster was the inevitable result of the overpopulation of his people within the mountains, Kon-Herr Drokka Baldur naively took the bait, “This is dire news indeed.” “Father, if you believe Monty and Thork then it... 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 →