Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 7: The Mark of the BalkeryTimeline: Drokka History This seems like another good time to chat a bit about the Drokka Faith - which you’ll recall was primarily driven by the Nave clan. After centuries of domination over the people, the Drokka creed had become bogged down with bureaucracy,... Continue Reading →
4.5 A History of War
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 5 - A History of WarTimeline: Drokka History As I’m sure you can guess, Hacktor will eventually become the king - but let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Let’s backtrack a few years so I can fill you in on a bit more of my process and... 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 →
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 →
4.2 Mining Day
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 2: Mining Day “May the might of Rhokki protect us…” Mirkir The Wyze called out from his place at the altar, his ebon robes absorbing the glow from the candles as he led the celebration for his people on Mining Day. Mirkir, the Drokka’s High Priest, was a power... Continue Reading →
4.1 Hacktor Derkillez
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 1: Hacktor Derkillez Let's talk more about Hacktor Derkillez. At the time of our story Hacktor had a mere eighteen winters under his belt. On the day I’m telling you about he was sitting in the Grand Cathedral of Iztak with his family, surrounded by the opulence that marked... Continue Reading →
1.3 – The Morgue
Part I - What Happened to Pesties?Chapter 3 - The MorgueTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 44th Year,Winter As I waited for Pesties to slither before me with The Grim, my mind drifted to the past—how I first sniffed out that cursed dagger and the centuries I’d squandered chasing it. You’ll recall I wielded the Drrukka... Continue Reading →