Part VIII: Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 9: The Twin Towers FallTimeline: Mining Day, AO 299 True to his word, Hef Fastuz crafted three additional ghasts for Hacktor by the end of the year AO 298. On the surface, these weapons appeared every bit as magnificent as the original Ghast—testaments to Hef’s unparalleled skill. Each blade... Continue Reading →
8.8 The Pale Shadows
Part VIII: Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 8: The Pale ShadowsTimeline: AO 298 Another day, another missed opportunity. Looking back now, I can’t believe how many chances I had to see The Grim and failed to recognize them. It’s embarrassing to think that my plans were foiled because I got a bit addicted to whiling away... Continue Reading →
8.7 Hacktor and Hecla
Part VIII: Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 7: Hacktor and HeclaTimeline: AO298 There is yet another event I failed to witness firsthand. Confident that Hacktor had secured The Ghast and that he would follow the instructions I had imparted at The Well, I turned my attention to other matters. With the Siq still standing, there was... Continue Reading →
8.4 Hacktor visits The Well of Wyzdom
Part VIII: Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 4: Hacktor visits the Well of WyzdomTimeline AO298 I'll never forget the day I first spoke to Hacktor about The Ghast — it was in the middle of AO 298, about nine months before he became king. His father, Baldur, was still the Kon-Herr, while Hacktor, the prince, was... 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 →
6.8 Drums in the Deep
Part VI: The Great EscapeChapter 8: Drums in the DeepTimeline AO 295 <Boom…BOOM><Boom…DOOM> As you’ve seen, Baldur’s foul nature threatened to destroy Hecla too. Consider her case: once a happy princess without a care in the world. Never having known her mother, as a young girl Hecla was once content with just Hacktor and Baldur... 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 →
6.2 The Twins
Part VI: The Great EscapeChapter 2: The TwinsTimeline: AO 295 With Baldur’s life about to be in shambles, let’s turn our attention back to his children. Truth be told old Baldur didn’t figure much more into my plans and I was ready to get rid of him. It was his kids who are far more... 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 →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 