Part II – The AmorosiChapter 1 – The ArbolsLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 44th Year It may hearten you to learn that not every thread of this grand tapestry revolves around my inestimable self—though, if I had my way, it would, and the tale would be all the richer for it. But alas, A’H’s tiresome... Continue Reading →
4.5 The Drunk
Part IV: That Meddling KidChapter 5: The DrunkLocation: MonthavenTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Mid-Autumn You think you know betrayal? Armaros, that scheming deity, thought she could toy with me—me, Azazel, the master of manipulation! Her little game cost me dearly, and now, millennia later, I’m still unraveling her treachery. Watch closely, mortal, as this tale... Continue Reading →
4.4 Secrets of an Old Man
Part IV: That Meddling KidChapter 4: Secrets of an Old ManLocation: MonthavenTimeline: Sixth Age of Substance, 45th Year, Mid-Autumn This chapter, at least, holds a flicker of intrigue—a moment that, had I known of it then, might have altered my fate. But I was blind to Monthaven’s quiet secrets, and so the wheel of fate... 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 →
2.4 The Blight
Part II - The AmorosiChapter 4 - The BlightLocation: Arbola ForestTimeline: Sixth Age, 45th Year, Spring I must confess, slogging through this tedious tale of Nathily and her saccharine Amorosi kin is a chore I endure with gritted teeth—surely as agonizing for me to recount as it must be for you to wade through, when... 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 →
18.6 The Moment
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 6 - The MomentTimeline AO 326 If this was an opera, the fat lady would be singing right about now... I watched with cold detachment from the cozy confines of The Cauldron as my two pawns lay upon the battlefield. Hacktor Derkillez was stuck beneath the lifeless weight of Garrick... Continue Reading →
18.5 The Bitter End
Part XVIII: The Darkest DayChapter 5: The Bitter EndTimeline: AO 326 Hacktor Derkillez was doomed. He'd foolishly allowed himself to be separated from his main army after chasing a goblin false flag with a small group of his best fighters. Only too late did he realize his mistake - and now all his men were... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 