Part XI: The Heart of DarknessChapter 8: The Road to RazzynTimeline AO 301 With the fires of Bazzu’s city still smoldering in the distance, casting a faint orange glow against the darkened sky, Hacktor Derkillez stood before his weary troops under the pale gaze of the moon. His booming voice, filled with resolve, shattered the... Continue Reading →
11.4 Kill Them All
Part XI: The Heart of DarknessChapter 4: Kill Them AllTimeline AO 301 The winter was raging at the Cauldron and I basked in the frigid winds that pummeled the exposed section of my palace on the outer ring of the volcano that was my stronghold. I knew the winter was also harsh for Hacktor and... 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 →
3.2 The Magnificent Seven
Part III: Greed is GoodChapter 2: The Magnificent Seven For our purposes a few more words about the turncoats will suffice. The Rukstinz clan was the richest and most ruthless of the bunch. For centuries they’d partnered with the Derkka in numerous business ventures - slavery, the nefarious Skin Trade, and of course control of... Continue Reading →
2.2 The Gods Rhokki and Myndoz
Part II: The Fires of the ForgeChapter 2: The Gods Rhokki and Myndoz Before I tell you how I convinced Hef Fastuz to make my weapon of mass destruction I need to tell you a bit of theology from the Drokka Faith concerning two of their gods: Rhokki and Myndoz. The first you already know... 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 →
1.11 Greed is Good
Part I: The Search for DagaalChapter 1.11: Greed is Good With Verdical's prophecy cramping my style, I need to think about how to move things forward. I needed take action on my plans. I needed to get busy using the Drokka people as my pawns yet again. You’ll recall that the Drokka were descended from... Continue Reading →
8.5 The War Machine
Book VIII: Ajax the FreemakerChapter 5: The War Machine Meanwhile, as the Drokka priests were fleecing the public, I stayed busy on the ‘god’ front by continuing to appear to the Derkka as Baal - promising Bashumel and his minions that their former slaves would surely die in the ratholes they escaped to and distracting... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 