Archive for July, 2011

Extiguishing the heart of the Volcano and freeing the third Sword of Glory

Posted in Dwarves, Gavin Wel, Old Khepathia, Orotyr on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

Following the earthquake and great wave that completed a thirty year, landscape changing series of cataclysms that transformed coastline of Gavin Wel, concluded with the extinguishing of the ancient, artificial volcano Eyrthiria. For five thousand years, the giant cathoid mine that was Eythiria pumped heat into the valley of Dreamwater and now those days are done. The reactor at the center of the volcano was set to meltdown, threatening all life in the Dreamwater, and were it not for the Heroes of Gaulthum, the Khast of the Flaming Shield, it surely would have. The third sword of Glory, named AhkinAhteyn, born at the birth of the volcano is now freed from its forge and presently at Gaulthum in the hands of King Thurgiss.

The Khast of the Flaming Shield from Gaulthum

Posted in Dwarves, Old Khepathia on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

Heroes all. Fargrim, Tordek, Einin, Dolathyn, Flynt and Gruff. Six dwarves escorted Bergholt the Champion of Moradin to the bottom of Eyrthiria to destroy the ancient reactor at the center of the Volcano. Long was the journey, and arduous and indeed, mortal. Flynt was killed on the bridge of Menstiritho. Gruff was killed in the final battle with AniKai at the seven-lobed cave.

The Tragedy of Palademar Mumbai

Posted in Dwarves, Orotyr, the Fey Dark on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

Palademar the tiefling was married into the Mumbai through his wife, Reamna Mumbai, second niece to the queen Teak. Consumed with meglomania, Palademar lead a force of forty tielfling to form a alliance with goblins of Orotyr to take Einholdt. He convinced Reamna that the mountain was their legacy and could be a home for their people. The dwarves proved too much a fight and the goblins turned on the tiefling to the folly of all.

Ani Kai, the last Blightmaster

Posted in Dwarves, Elves, The Sherriff on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

It was Anikai, who having so long evaded the Sherriff of the Dreamwater, who hatched a plan to defeat Corollon Larethian and Bergholt of Moradin’s plan to free the Third Sword of Glory. Foiled by the Khast of the Flaming Shield from Gaulthum, AniKai was supposedly crushed by the entombing of the reactor at Eytheria, but not before killing Gruff the RunePriest.

The ancient goblin and the time traveling bat and the champion of Moradin

Posted in Dwarves, Old Khepathia, the Fey Dark on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

Ender, otherwise known as CrySoth, a goblin who, for 5000 years hid inside the volcano Eyrthiria,and prepared for the coming of his forever nemesis, Bergholt, champion of Moradin  and EisenFyl, the chronomancer who was cursed forever in the form of a bat. Once in Old Khepathia, the three attempt to script a peace between the worlds of the dwarves and the goblins.

The Oromancer and the Anathemancer

Posted in Old Khepathia, The Fey People on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

The Oromancer became the Anathemancer, the architect of the Swords of Doom in Old Khepathia as told in the Laie of Unos and Tiama

The Language of Gaulthum

Posted in Dwarves on July 28, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

The City of Stone and Steel (above, click to enlarge)

The Laie of Unos and Tiama

Posted in Gavin Wel, Orcus, the Archfey, The Dragongods on July 26, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

Unos and Tiama were wed
and ruled Khepathia
for the first one hundred years
of the fourth age

before the coming of Aoltha
daughter of Ehlonna
and council of the West Wind
wrought in fate

Aoltha did come with two sisters
called Loramnel and Peonopel.
With long hair each in black
and of comely youth in visage.


So much overwhelmed was Unos
by Aoltha’s beauty that he immediately
then fell in hopeless love
to the doom of his civic rule.

then, it is recounted that the
the King and the girl were not lovers.
He wished only for the peaceful shadow
that covered his heart when she neared.

Thunderbird, called Arethal,
warns the King of Aoltha’s move
to erect the FoeAm Totems
and the fateful portend.

It was by this ritual act then
that Aoltha gave immaculate birth
to Wee Jas, the mother of Fay magic
and there by opened untold portals-

portals that ushered in the many-fold
millions of populants in Old Khepathia,
the Demons and the Angels who walked
in peace for hundreds of years.

Wee Jas marries Firyen Bhendafel,
the Oromancer, the most recognized
raelfaen sorcerer throughout Old
Khepathia, one hundred years

before the coming of the elves
when the wilds began to creep into
the ancient metropolis
spelling the nearing end.

There was foulness in the heart
of Wee Jas and Queen Tiama took
her as niece and together the two
dreamed of a new world of magic.

Wee Jas goes to Maradyn and
meets Corol, the King of the Elves.
The two fall in love and are married
despite her already husband Firyen.

When men come first to Khepathia,
they were a team called The Silver March and The King and Queen
loved them.

As a gift to Men, Tiama had
the Oromancer forge three swords.
The Swords of Peace were smithed
in the creation forge at Eythiria.

The Swords of light were called
Anul Grei, for truth
Rend Grei, for civility and
Rendelreign, for home and hearth.

In 2145 of the Raelfaen’s fourth epoch
was the Tearing of Tiamat.
The beautiful demon Prince Orcus
of Unos’ royal court is the cause.

He learns that Unos had bedded Aoltha
and the wedding of Corol and Wee Jas.
In a moment of unseen doom under bright moon in the cold winter,

he reveals all he knows to the open court
and no one could have fortold
the rage of the noble queen
who cursed her name and heart for all.

Becoming then, chromatic Tiamat,
She cursed the Swords of Light
to be the Swords of Doom
and forever left Kepathia.

The throne she cursed and
gave forever to Aoltha,
who she then called
the Raven Queen, for all time.

Orcus, left bereft, steals the
Swords from the Silver March
and scatters them amongst
evil men and ogre mages.

Forever shall the races of Men
and Orcin kind be doomed to war
at this act of betrayal and theft
by the demon prince.

Firyen, now of the shadows,
become the Anathemancer
and hides under the shadow road
forever hidden from his shame.

Unos, alone and now wild, leaves
the throne of Khepathia to mortals
and goes to the forests of the Elves
and lives with Corol.

Corol, then following called
Corellon Larethian is forever the
elven lord of magic.
Unos plans to restore his honor in battle.

He takes the name Bahamut
and merges the North Star with
his divine heart,
becoming the Platinum dragon.

Corellon and Bahamut
create the three Swords of Glory
to balance the reaping vengeance
of the Swords of Doom.

the first sword is Larissa and it is given to Valen Gildensong to begin a mighty
kindgom in the warm western lands
beyond the mountains Khepathia.

The next is given to King Rheindahl
as he is the first mortal king of the
new city of Gavin Wel,
or Truthful words in old common

This is the Stickarein Blade,
the bright blade who would
forever be fated to be wielded
by one of Bahamut’s champions.

The origin and fate of the third sword
remains in mystery and
shrouded in prophecy
to this day.

 

An epic collision of fate & the birth of the Champion of IO

Posted in Maiah, The Dragongods on July 12, 2011 by coyoteandthunder

click to enlarge photos (above, left) Arnithol, Lord High Elder Wyrm of the Empire of Hyth Anir, stands with Nakrathon, Champion Battlemaster of Tiamat stand against the forces of good on the infernal plane of Tytherion. (above, right) The tide of battle turns as Wolfdog leaps into position to tackle RendelReign, the Elder Bluw Wyrm, the Doom Sword of War. This was the moment when Wolfdog lost the Dragonslayer dagger, Fluthelial.

Wolfdog versus RendelReign (above, left) and (above,right) the moment when Wolfdog takes Nakrathon’s head.

(above,left) The light of the Platinum Dragon, Zarconus, pinned on the violent stones of Tytherion. (Above, middle) Teak Mumbai treats with Anathemal YuanTi warriors of Zehir and gains their allegiance, for long enough to win the day. (above, right) Krugg summons the Astral Guardians as, following Teak’s destruction of Arnithol, Zarconus becomes the Champion of IO.  RendelReign’s retreats.