Part XV: The Coming of the MyzChapter 1: Gwar's ChallengeTimeline: AO 303-318 You’ll be pleased to know that I finally broke myself away from my addictive behavior with The Eye, and I even went cold turkey on the blood-wine for a while. Believe it or not, I managed to keep myself in check for a... 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 →
9.2 King Under the Mountain
Part IX: The Coming of the KingChapter 2: King under the MountainsTimeline: AO 299 The bard Belgrath's surprise appearance at Hacktor Derkillez's coronation was enough to keep me engrossed watching the Eye all night long - with a glass of blood-wine and a few souls to snack on, I was good for hours. I couldn't... Continue Reading →
8.10 The Great Reset
Part VIII: Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 10: The Great ResetTimeline AO 299 The news of the Twin Towers' fall spread through Rhokki Pass and the mountain kingdoms like wildfire. A collective gasp of horror echoed through the stony halls, reverberating off the jagged cliffs that had stood as silent sentinels for centuries. The Drokka, a... Continue Reading →
8.1 Those Meddling Kids
Part VIII - Weapon of Mass DestructionChapter 1: Those Meddling KidsTimline: AO 287 Over a decade ago I’d pretended to the the Drokka Gods Rhokki and Myndoz and appeared to the legendary arms maker Hef Fastuz to commission him to create for me a weapon of mass destruction according to my designs. Unfortunately for me... Continue Reading →
7.5 It was an Inside Job
Part VII: The Twin Towers ConspiracyChapter 5: It was an Inside JobTimeline AO 298-299 The Siq stood as a testament to Drokka engineering—a pair of towering behemoths that stretched skyward. Built at the narrow entrance to Rhokki Pass on the side facing Gor, these colossal sentinels had long symbolized the strength and unity of the... Continue Reading →
4.6 The Great Awakening
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 6: The Great AwakeningTimeline: Drokka History Now recall - when I came back from Illusia in AO 225 and first learned about the dagger Dagaal (that was made for the purpose of killing me!), I had a lot of work to do to protect myself. After pondering my options,... Continue Reading →
2.1 The Weapon of Mass Destruction
Part II: The Fires of the ForgeChapter 1: The Weapon of Mass Destruction Six decades passed as I formulated my plans - I realize that timeframe seems like a lifetime to you, but to me it was but the blink of an eye. It’s not like I wasn’t doing anything - during this time I... Continue Reading →
5.3 Hacktor Demands War
Part V: Political IntriguesChapter 3: Hacktor Demands War And now let us return our sights to Hacktor and his father - still sitting in the King’s Library at Rhokki Pass - Hacktor’s ire was growing the more Baldur spoke. “You say the kingdom has never been richer, our open borders never safe, our people never... 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 →