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 →
2.5 The Dread
Part II - The AmorosiChapter 4 - The DreadLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring The most fascinating thing about mortals is their complete and utter predictability. They flail about in a world I so carefully crafted for them, and when they encounter a little suffering, a touch of chaos, they call it "dread."... Continue Reading →
19.2 That Loving Touch
Part XIX - EpilogueChapter 2 - That Loving Touch The War of Ghast was over—its devastation etched into the very bones of the earth. And The Ghast, that ancient weapon of mass destruction was now in the hands of Gwar, the God of War. But what happened after that? Well funny you should ask. Gwar’s... Continue Reading →
18.7 The Victim of the Pines
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 7 - The Victim of the PinesTimeline AO 326 From the distance of realms beyond mortal comprehension, I watched the tragic play that was the life and death of Hacktor Derkillez all unfold through the Eye of Seraphiel. A relic granting me vision across time and space, a clarity of... Continue Reading →
17.4 Through Kel-de-Kaba
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 4: Through Kel-de-KabaTimeline: AO 323 The Drokka Byways, a series of ancient roads cut into the very bones of the earth, wound their way south like the veins of some great, forgotten beast. Hacktor rode ahead on his favorite war pony, a fierce beast named... Continue Reading →
15.10 Uruk’s Revenge
Part XV: The Coming of the MyzChapter 10 - Uruk's RevengeTimeline AO 323 The commanders of Hacktor's cavalry quickly organized their troops into battle formations – this was done under the cover of the hills that separated them from the view of their enemy that was sacking Oz. As the riders waited, the tension was... Continue Reading →
15.8 The Battle of Gor
Part XV: The Coming of The MyzChapter 8: The Battle of GorTimeline AO 323 Having endured weeks of frustrating harassment at the hands of the mzy calvary, Hacktor's army was beleagured and demoralized. Yet the prospect for a pitched battle bouyed the spirits of everyone among the Drokka - if only because it offered them... Continue Reading →
15.7 The Phantom
Part XV: The Coming of the MyzChapter 7: The PhantomTimeline AO 323 The trouble started for Hacktor Derkillez’s army the moment they left the Blackwoods. The king's forces were a relentless wave, marching with the unstoppable force of a landslide towards the fields of Gor, where Hacktor assured them they finally crush the hated Myz... Continue Reading →
15.3 Creation of The Myz
Part XV: The Coming of The MyzChapter 3: Creation of The MyzTimeline: AO 320-321 Still transfixed by The Ghast and not wanting to miss any of the action on the battlefields below – no matter how frustrating it was for him to watch – Gwar didn’t immediately answer when he received my summons to visit... Continue Reading →