Stories

Modegier, the Black Emperor
After nearly perishing in the backlash of a failed attempt at immortality, Modegier was forced to languish for nearly a thousand years in the ruins of Saadeth, capital city of the Saadeth Imperium. Slowly, over centuries, he has sought the return of his old power, often with the help of the northern tribes of barbarians and recently with the aid of the Vost Nazaan, a secretive organization modeled after the all but forgotten guild of imperial spymasters. Now that a member of the Ironblood line possessed of the Well of Souls curse is within his grasp, he sees a chance to be reborn and successfully complete the ritual which brought down the Imperium long ago.

The Clockwork Menace
Across the ocean to the east of the continent of Saad, a powerful foe is preparing to strike. Though much knowledge was lost in the Fall, a fortress devoted to delving into the secrets of the arcane arts survived, largely due to its clockwork soldiers: fearless automatons powered by magical gemstones and bound to do the bidding of the masters of the keep. In the centuries since the Fall, the keep and its surroundings have been the center of a small city-state ruled by the threat of its mechanical enforcers. Recently, however, everything changed when the secret of making new geared servants and the magical gems to power them, long thought lost with the deaths of their original creators, was rediscovered. No longer limited to a small cadre of irreplaceable soldiers, the rulers of the fortress have expanded their domain across the entire island upon which they are founded. With nowhere left to conquer, they have begun to eye the prize of Saad, birthplace of the Imperium, with growing hunger.