Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 7: What More?Timeline: AO 326 Two more years passed and when I checked in on Hacktor again he was back in Kel-de-Kaba - sitting in the war chamber and squabbling again with his generals - still looking for answers. These mortals always struggled as weight... Continue Reading →
17.6 Keeper of The Kroniklz
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 6: Keeper of the KroniklzTimeline: AO323 By the time the royal family arrived in Chaldea, Hacktor found himself eager to meet with Grak, for the generals of Kel-de-Kaba had been no help at all, and his time in Iztak had only opened old wounds. The... Continue Reading →
17.2 The Shell Game
Part XVII: The Long Dark Tea Time of the SoulChapter 2: The Shell GameTimeline: AO323 You may be wondering—whatever happened to Blackwood Forest? Wasn't that "Black Gold" the very reason Hacktor wanted his father Baldur to go to war in the first place? Wasn't control of the Forest supposed to make the lives of the... Continue Reading →
12.5 The Plot Against the Queen
Part XII: The ReckoningChapter 5: The Plot Against the QueenTimeline: AO 302 The rumors of Hacktor’s death began to spread like wildfire through the kingdoms of the mountains, Meanwhile in the darkened corridors of power, the elites conspired. "If Hacktor is truly dead, we must act swiftly to remove Hecla," Lord Aric said, his voice... Continue Reading →
4.7 The Mark of the Balkery
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 7: The Mark of the BalkeryTimeline: Drokka History This seems like another good time to chat a bit about the Drokka Faith - which you’ll recall was primarily driven by the Nave clan. After centuries of domination over the people, the Drokka creed had become bogged down with bureaucracy,... Continue Reading →
3.1 Who Controls The Past
Part III: Greed is GoodChapter 1: Who Controls the Past But before we get into the future of Drokka politics, it’s probably a good idea to learn a bit more about the past. Remember those Drokka families who betrayed their brethren by working as overseers for their Derkka slave masters? As so often happens with... Continue Reading →
4.3 The Royal Balkery
Part IV: The Pawn of ProphecyChapter 3: The Royal Balkery “Praise be to Rhokki, the maker of stone and water…” Mirkir chanted, then rang the gong again, as the Mining Day service continued to drag on. “…And to Kalypzo, our mother, the giver of life.” The crowd replied. [Kalypzo was the Drokka’s name for Gaia... Continue Reading →
The Apocrypha of Azazel 