Azagrath Archive of the FAllen

Love That Transcends Stone.

.•:•. Iffeclease was a spiritual man cherished by many, loved by one. The lover of Iffeclease is a celestial named Athenäs. Iffeclease brought her comfort and joy when she was between battles instructed by her deity. She helped create a temple that Iffeclease served under learning stone carving to do so. Iffeclease was like her Mithril in a cavern of stone. They would go on picnics and walks in the forest. But over many years Iffeclease grew old. Athenäs loving all the same requested a break to watch over her lover. But she was denied such. She had to worry in fear as she couldn’t arrive to her lover and sadly he perished unknowing to her lovers worries and her heart broken at her lovers loss.

She.. Widowed, was eventually able to visit her lover Iffeclease’s grave. She decided to abandon her duties as a celestial. She went into solitude at the temple she helped create. There Athenäs found her tools, suddenly awestruck with an idea. She will make a golem in likeness to Iffeclease and bind her lovers soul to the golem so they may live together for an eternity.

Athenäs determined in her love began to carve the stone. It took her long years and many renditions of the form. One of those years her connection to the divine energy was severed. Now cut off from her source of life she was scared but still worked and prepared the materials for the spells.

Years turned to decades and her memories began to be lost, though she carried on. She knew her goal. She finally after 78 long years was able to get the spell and components correct. Athenäs began her life long ritual to extract her lovers soul from the ether and bind it to the golem. She succeeded 78 long years but she succeeded. She ran to her lover… but her didn’t remember her, didn’t know her, didn’t know anyone or anything. So much time has gone by that his soul was born a knew. She was heartbroken once again.

Nonetheless Athenäs began to care for the nearly born golem child and taught it about the world sheltering him in the process. With her Iffeclease learned about the world and the magic surrounding it. Over 3 years he learned how to survive in this world and how to care for his form. But sadly the Planetar was dying and unable to continue for her creation.

Iffeclease left alone began to start gem jewelry making to past the time. Creating wondrous trinkets and art. But he was alone never seen by the outside ever wondering, ever innocent. .•:•.

Story be Azagrath (me) illustrations by https://www.tumblr.com/wolfythewitch/719950142078402560/this-is-my-pet-liar-he-does-tricks?source=share

You are Minöt a halfling from the land of Crete. Lovely place at the time the only problem was the fact that they had to send adolescent sacrifices to a labyrinth. You were also sent as one of said adolescent sacrifices. A young warrior was sent with your group saying how “He was going to slay the Minotaur!”… anyway you set sail to the labyrinth. You made sure to remember the star charts so you can make your way back home if you escape. You arrived and he somehow smuggled in a sword, Daggers, and a ball of yarn??? When you entered he started using the ball of yarn to keep track of his path. You were trailing his path in the shadows. Unknowingly there was another creature trailing him as well. The Minotaur was picking up and moving the string into a spiral, and waited it at the end so the abomination could ambush him. The the warrior started feeling uneasy and followed his string back “towards the entrance”. But on his way the Minotaur bull rushed him

From LifeCleric999

Long.. long, road…

You were once a prime being in reality. Though they grew depressed with your long life and reincarnated yourself into a dragonkin. Then you went into what is now known as the Astra Sea, here you found a dead god of time and prophecy allowing you to go through time at a 10x accelerated rate watching the multiverse go bye. You have waited there for so long that numerous multiverses have Died, Started, and Died again. You were able to survive this long due to the seas feature of stoping age and needing to eat. There you observed reality in a contemplative state. So they’ve waited till six multiverses have started and perished. Now you’re on the Seventh somehow reminiscing on a memory forgotten long.. long… long ago. It seems fate was your side because a wandering lesser goddess sensed an urgency in the Astral Sea and came there. There she found you a lost lonely solemn creature. She decided to approach you, you didn’t react to her presence you don’t react much to of anything anymore. She places a enchantment on you so that you could comprehend speech and introduces herself. “I am Naralis Analor a lesser member of the Seldarine an elvish goddess of suffering, healing, and death.” You attempt to but do not speak because you have forgotten how over your long existence instead you right very ancient runes in the air roughly stating “greetings I do not know my name, sorry. Please be on your way.” Analor didn’t like this answer a stated “You are suffering in this void so much so that even I managed to sense it. I will be taking you with me. And I will being your caretaker no, if, ands, or butts!” You aren’t happy with this but just go along with it. She places a ward on you to halt your aging process once you exit this domain, because supposedly it causes rapid aging when exiting. you exit you feel a unbearable hunger “Oops I forget that the hunger you would normally feel catches up to you.” She snaps her fingers and a massive banquet table appears and you instantly devour all of the food so much so that you finish an entire gods pantry. “I’m quite pleased that you liked the food.” -Analor. You sit there quite pleased with your meal. You right in the same runes again “Thank you, haven’t eaten in a long long time.” She asks “how old are you exactly, I do understand that some beings go into the astral sea to become immortal. But you’re an oddity no one has ever gotten quite that ravenous of a hunger or needing that powerful of a ward?” You look at her thinking about the time spent and ending up having to give a ruff estimate. “I have existed in that place longer than this multiverse has been thought of..” She looks at you in shock and astonishment. “Are you saying that you are older than this multiverse!?!”-Analor “older I don’t have the exact age I don’t even have that number from when my original universe…” Analor look at you in astonishment and a bit of greed. “How many multiverses have you been around for??” You look with a bit of worry. “Seven I’m currently on multiverse number seven.” She appears empathetic towards your answer knowing that you are a very ancient and very lonely person. “How about I teach you about the current universe as well as multiverse that I know of? And after that I can sponsor you as one of my clerics or paladins?” You go I along with what she is saying for now because you don’t have a choice in the matter, you’ve lost all of your magic after each multiverse was created and expired you couldn’t currently escape back to your domain even if you wanted to. “Okay if that is your wish lady Naralis Analor of the elves. I will be in your care.” She peered at you happily with a devilish smile. “I will bestow you the name Drystan evermore. And grant you healing for happier days.” She then begins to tutor you on basic knowledge and everything essential for living and surviving as a Adventurer. She helped you out many times in the pursuit of magic and even bestowed her divine boon and a familiar a fox that you named spring for its fey and beautiful nature.

The Kobolds of the Silver Caverns

The pups were born to an adjacent mountain to the Duegar of the Silver Caverns. The Silver Caverns is a crack in the earth surrounded by a mountain range. The cavern and mountains itself was original a Silver Dragons domain, over time transmuting the land as well as the ores into silver. The Duegar were beginning to run out of resources as well as space. So the Dwarves were seeking options to fix this issue. They found what they desired. The Kobolds are also a mining species even better than the dwarves themselves. The Duegar really didn’t mean anything hateful about the territory grab the Kobolds just ended up being a close and useful option. But the kobolds were not going out without a fight, with their superior shield formation tactics to make up for their short and weak frames, the formations mainly consist mainly of the shield wall and the shield dome. The shield wall can completely block of w mining tunnel entrance, and the shield dome can be used in open areas as a defensive bubble. Even still the Dwarves are a physically superior species, having larger size, strength, and constitution than kobolds. However The kobolds did manage to hold out for 3 days before having to surrender to save the den. The Duegar with a mixture of being impressed, astonished, and now having a new found respect for the species. Gave full citizenship to the Kobold pups in exchange the pack would have to work in the mines to gather precious metals, gems, and resources. In return they would receive 5% of the resources collected and are bestowed a small part of their original den to do as the Kobolds see fit. Ever saddened by their loss of pack members they carried on. The kobolds began to elect a new Alpha seeing as how the old one sacrificed himself for the safety of his pack. Following that election they created a communal living courters. Proceeding this they created a forge, tavern, as well as a barn and fields where the crops get light from glowing crystals. However, the Dwarves did not see coming was how the pups were exceptional at finding valuable items and the Kobolds ended up getting wealthy and large enough of a population that they created their own foothold within the Duegar society.

Our pack of pups were an oddity even amongst this. They were all of the same litter of 5 males, They called themselves Thee Shepherds Caravan. They had an uncanny team working skill even amongst their species. There was Elder, Sarge, Smith, Mason, and Medic. Ironically their names fit perfectly with their given roles as well as attitudes inside the pack. Elder is the more wise one of the group and is the brothers pack elected alpha; Sarge is a more militaristic kobold, he sees the take over as treasonous and wants to go to war with the Duegar city but also knows it to be not the right time; Smith is a blacksmith, he helps supply most of the tools they use like shovels, pickaxes, and mining helmets. Smith was also the one who carved the packs shields, made their sets of chain shirts, also he hand forged a complete matching set of silver black iron Damascus daggers for each member of the pack; Masons name Ironically isn’t his job title. He is the groups tinkerer, he supplies the squad with headlamps, time keeper, lighters, and goggles. Mason also helped come up with and create a gas-mask for medic. He also supplies medic with more filters as well; medic is the parties healer, making potions, bandaging wounds, treating illness. And also cooking food turns out if you know how to brew potions and grind salves then you make amazing salsas and birch bear for chips night. They would often frequent the “Silver Moon Tavern: mead, lamb, and games!” The Shepherds caravan would often drink lavender cider mead, dine on lamb chops. While they shoot dice, play poker, and train their minds with chess.

The pups would end up becoming a considerable famous or infamous group amongst the denizens of the Silver Caverns as a Mining squad. They are always coming back with hauls of treasure. The Shepherds Caravan even ended up receiving gifts from their Den in the form of a Mining chickadee to help with toxin detection named Wöckr. As well as a pigmy yak to help with cargo and mining spoils named Jüpsilä, Jüpsilä was snooty and often cantankerous yak but still followed commands well enough. Wöckr was quite the energetic though anxiety prone bird.

Together this work force was consistently bringing in profits for the Duegar city. Leading to major benefits for the Kobold citizens. They are now granted rights to claim 25% of the resources found in their territory, and 15% of resources mined in the main mines. The Kobolds were given 40% more territory within The Silver Caverns that they can now self govern. They even were granted the right to mint their own coins within The Silver Caverns, though outside of their territory they had to use the cities currency.

Story by me, artist found in the link below.

Children of the Bewilder Buffalo.

There was once a Bewilder Buffalo. A creature of great primal magical power and reserve. It had a Golden Fleece prided among many, Horns that mirrored Dragons, Size that rivaled Titans, and Magical Essence that Contested the Deities. It roved the land serine and content. One day it’s essence bore fruit and birthed small Children from the land around itself, resembling the Beasts own features. Their hair seemed to be made of sunlight and their skin fair as lilies. The children followed their creator with similar contentment and serenity. Learning from it and studying it, and making golden clothes and tents of its fur and hair. All was content in the forest.

Though one day a couple of Adventurers spotted the children. The hunters ran back to town to inform thee authorities about the new tribal species. To decide weather to remain untouched or contact the tribe. The towns people began to observed the children. They watched them forage, farm, and harvest. They also observed them knitting beautiful design from wool, though the Researchers did not know where they were getting the materials for their tents and clothes. Then the Beast came out into the open. The Researchers were in awe of its Raw Pure magical essence. and they wanted its materials more than anything.. but they needed Hunters to Capture or Slay the beast! They returned to the Settlement and went to the Tavern, a common hotspot for all Adventurers. They recruited the entire Tavern. Offering riches and a Trophy from the Tribe.

The following Twilight the Hunters advanced and slaughtered many of the children. Taking useful tools and stealing their clothes, Finally they found the Beast they came for. The Buffalo with its great size and power fought off many of the Adventurers. However in their battle a Hunter landed a lucky hit and felled the creature. The remaining children left without their source of energy started to lose their color and energy becoming listless and weak. The Adventurers didn’t care and began to butcher the Magnificent Beast leaving no part behind. Even so the leader of the poachers decided to bestow the Children a grace of hope a horn of their Creator. Though this horn had only so much essence, and there were too many for the horn to provide. Overtime the starving Children perished to where only one remained. Now the last child has begun on its quest to retrieve each part of the Bewilder Buffalo to hopefully lay its Sibling. and Creator to a final rest.