Once an abused hunchback chased to his death off a cliff, Ragnek Stormcrow was brought back to life by the magic of the greatest of all wizards, Ischandi the Wise. Ischandi said he needed a new wizard to wander and oversee the lands of the far North and protect them from the forces of Mordark and Louhri the Ice Queen. But in reality Ischandi wanted to send a part of his power on a deadly fact finding mission to somewhere he couldn't go himself, beyond the Frostspine Mountains and into the lands of the Witch King, Arun.
Gathering spirits and warriors around him, the newly empowered young and now striking figure of a man, embarked on his mission into the lands of the Midnight Sun. And it was there, after many misadventures and becoming embroiled in Arun's plans for world domination, he helped unearth the most powerful objects ever made... The Dragon Crowns.
Compiled by Baron Balthazar using a Crown of Power.
Please note this is by no means complete.
Aslan is the boisterous, wayward ruler of United Daas. He has an adventurous nature and often travels incognito to other states and countries. He posesses extraordinary strength and other physical attributes, is able to see and hear immortals (with whom he frequently interacts) and can call upon miracles from any of Esium's pantheon of Gods. Blonde hair.
Elandia - King Daniel and Queen Mary.
Berthain - King Juna, son of Jeremias and Queen Krysta.
Lanth - King Trent - Princess Odena.
Andor - King Jader. Prince Auder.
Khur - Queen Myla, daughter of Eisha.
Beldorn - Old King Geren.
Damorkand - Acerin Ra - Table of Magic is decimated.
Daas - Queen Etanya of United Daas. Princess Sheba.
Daya - Aran, King of Daya and his many sons and daughters. See 37 above.
Jundor - Emperor Saudak - aged 65.
| 25/11/2616 | Ischandi sends Red, Ragnek and others across the Great Barrier |
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| 01/01/2617 | Red helps Mace North's latest incarnation gain the strength of the Frostfire. |
| 01/01/2617 | Gortte, Spirit of Midnight, slays Keos, ANU of War with a poisoned arrow. Orin becomes new ANU of War. |
| 30/01/2617 | Mythisin the Star Wolf arrives at Ice Reach Vale and meets Ragnek's companions. |
| 02/02/2617 | Syrene, Witch of Arun, is raised from the dead by Ragnek's Raise Dead ritual. |
| 03/02/2617 | Ragnek allows himself to be bitten by "The Witch Fang" (Tuloi snake). He passes unconscious and his soul travels to Sithell. There he meets Arun and learns Arun's real name is Ashar. He also meets Ashar's goddess-like daughter Harmony. Ashar sells his plans to Ragnek who accepts the Eye of Arun & Daig above his Spirit; Ragnek is now able to channel the Power of Hell. |
| 06/02/2617 | Ashar holds a gathering of all his high level witches and discusses his plans for the World. |
| 08/02/2617 | Ragnek summons Ki Wang of Shadow up from Daig. Ki Wang kills Waylind and makes him a Void Warrior. |
| 09/02/2617 | Red falls into the Chasm of Ghast Dahri within the Great Barrier. Harmony and Ragnek descend after her. Harmony enters the Temple of the New Sun and frees Red, but Red is forever changed by the encounter. Harmony learns about the Annex of Life and attracts the attention of beings beyond Eldahar. She meets the ANU - "Soul." |
| 12/02/2617 | Ashar attempts to "heal" Red of whatever has happened to her in the Temple of the New Sun. He studies how she has changed. |
| 13/02/2617 | Arun performs the Witch Bride ritual upon Syrene and Ragnek, binding the two of them together with the Blood of Baphomet.
Magnus of Arun shows Ragnek "The Titan Sphere" - Arun's own Armageddon device. Ragnek visits the Hall of Eternity and the 221 imprisoned ANU |
| 14/02/2617 | Ragnek discovers that Sacaster's Orn have formed an uneasy alliance with Louhri's Ice Fey. Ragnek and Arun's witches attack Sacaster's forces and Louhri's Mountain. |
| 16/02/2617 | Ragnek, Red, Mythisin etc enter PIT, the Plane of the Overfiend, Lord of the Norn and ally to Sacaster. A simulacrum of Sacaster is slain. Red uses the Dagger of Extinction - DOE, on the Overfiend of the Norn, but it simply reforms and possesses another body. Escaping the plane, Red then uses the same dagger on Louhri's Mountain and its Greater Ice Elemental, which ultimately results in most of Louhri's Mountain collapsing! Elora - Daughter of the Fall summons Essadalmox, Queen of Dragons (who is sleeping beneath the Ice Mountain). Essa forces Red and Ragnek to the relative safety of Daig.
In an attempt to find Saiph and Antenor's last resting place (connected to Daycaster's tomb), Ragnek goes to Elondil with Harmony. However, his trip proves a waste of time. |
| 17/02/2617 | Sacaster strikes back, using spirits and Ogre Magi. Kishra and Palamah, two of Arun's witches are mutilated and slain.
9pm - Gortte - Spirit of Midnight, kidnaps Flick (a half Shard) and sends him into Kand's Hollow to release the Queen of the Dark Fey. |
| 18/02/2617 | 1pm - Harmony creates an indestructible, self repairing Homestead in Ragnek's Vale, Icegard. Ragnek visits Pit in Darkmoon. There he first meets Orin, the new ANU of War.
Harmony, on Ashar's urging, prepares to visit the Children of the Armageddon Clock. Ragnek finishes his 7 days Raise Dead Ritual and brings Lord Tyrant back to life. Later that night Tyrant is visited by Kand, Father of the God's himself and made an offer. Ragnek and Mythisin begin awakening the cursed Wolfen. Ragnek and Syrene chair a Council of War on behalf of Daig and Arun. |
| 31/02/2617 | Ragnek, Syrene and Magnus summon ARUN directly into the World. The Midnight Sun rises and refuses to go back down. No one in its light can die, souls are trapped in dead and dying bodies - no one can sleep or dream. All Gods look to the Northlands and the Doom Bell rings 3 times, heralding the approach of Armageddon!
Ragnek then declares Arun's power over the other Gods. (Speech). Ashar engineers his own assassination - to be slain by his own hand using the Dagger DOE and one of his Alter-ego's, Abaddon, Demon Lord of Daig. By doing this, Ashar seeks to divide Daig so that he can clearly see who is on who's side. Ragnek discovers that Ashar has planted a Mini-Ashar program inside his mind. This Mini-Ashar is similar to those of Gideon, the former Eldar. Ragnek and Syrene begin conversing with this Mini-Ashar and learning more things about Daig. Ragnek involves himself in the politics of Hell, defending Rabdag vs Sargon.Ragnek later seeks out Sharendayne of the Dream Watch - a loyal and highly pro Orin / Ashar organization based in the Daig City of Deon, on the Streets of Lazarus. The Cloister of the Hell Fire Knights is attacked by demonic forces intent on deposing Arun's Herald - Ragnek. The Hell Fire Knights animate and fend off the attack. |
| 06/03/2617 | 3.30pm - Skathen launches a devastating attack on Ischandi's tower - The entire vale and 50 miles worth of the Fell Reaches is ripped apart in a planal instability. Harmony arrives on the scene and pursues Skathen. Syrene wigs out after a stressful few days and declares that she and Ragnek both need more power! The Lord and Lady of Daig contemplate going after a Dragon Crown of Baphomet.
3.30pm - Skathen launches a devastating attack on Ischandi's tower - The entire vale and 50 miles worth of the Fell Reaches is ripped apart in a planal instability. Harmony arrives on the scene and pursues Skathen. Syrene wigs out after a stressful few days and declares that she and Ragnek both need more power! The Lord and Lady of Daig contemplate going after a Dragon Crown of Baphomet. 4.30pm - Ragnek and Syrene enter the Vale of Night. They navigate their way through hundreds of planal fissures and receive a warning from the long dead Lord Fenris. 5.30pm - The secret Jixiliah - Trokalesk - Guardian of the Crown of Night, is defeated by the Dagger ION and Ragnek. Ragnek claims the Crown of Night and through the Blood of Baphomet, shares its power with Syrene (and of course his alter-ego Stormcrow). Midnight - Ischandi calls an emergency meeting of his Wise. He prepares to enter the Chrysalis of Cairis and releases his remaining Wise from their connection to him. 6.15pm - Ragnek and Syrene quickly adapt to their new (seemingly) unlimited powers. 7.30pm - With suggestions from Ashar, Ragnek and Syrene discover how to teleport themselves inside of their imaginations - to the Inner Mind. 10.00pm - The Tomorrow Thief locates and takes a Crown of Power. Ragnek, Syrene and Stormcrow all sense it. The Dragon Crown Prophecy begins. |
| 07/03/2617 | 7.20am - Ragnek visits Gel Goramme - The tree at the end of the World. 9.30am - Skathen unwittingly allows another Dragon Crown to fall into the hands of a young priestess of Luna called Misren. 10.10am - The Day Eldahar stood still. In attempting to prevent a Beldornian Baron called Balthazar from taking possession of the Sun Crown, Ragnek impales it with his Dagger of Extinction - ION. Eldahar suffers the equivalent of a Heart attack. Harmony is the only being unaffected by Ragnek's action and pulls the dagger back out. However, barriers and powerful spells across Eldahar have suddenly expired. Ashar remains unconscious - all of his plans suddenly in jeopardy. 10.47am - Harmony is summoned by strange music across the Idiom. She is forced to leave Eldahar for an unknown destination. 11.00am - Sithell is attacked by the forces of Elondil. Ragnek travels to Sithell to retrieve the Mobius Rod and Titan Sphere but ends up defending Sithell with Adunathel against Immortals of Koen. Unable to properly escape with the Titan Sphere, Ragnek is forced to send it and Adunathel across Daig so it doesn't fall into enemy hands. 11.42am - Ragnek retrieves the second Dagger of Extinction - DOE, from the Temple of Humanity. Adunathel joins the two daggers into one super weapon but by doing so seals her own destruction. 11.51am - The Battle of Ashrelk in Daig. The Demonic forces of Sargon are defeated by the Sorhahn (Abaddon's shock troops), Ragnek and his Hell Fire Knights. 11.55pm - Tomorrow forms an alliance with Ragnek. 12.00pm - Tomorrow calls a meeting, forming an Alliance of 12 in Southern Kane. 12.20pm - Tomorrow takes Danae to the Mist Realms. Danae learns of Hollis (her mother's) demise. Currently, 5 of the 7 Dragon Crowns have been uncovered. 12.50pm - Ragnek and Tomorrow try to uncover the Crown of Stars in the Vale of Shiene. The Crown is in the Lake of Stars. They allow Danae Mercy Celeste to descend with the sword Starbringer to retrieve it. 1.00pm - Danae claims the Crown of Stars, becoming the 6th Crown wielder. 1.01pm - The sword NEED summons Ragnek, Tomorrow and Danae to the Broken Realm ; The Alternate Chaos infested Eldahar. 2.20pm - Ragnek, Danae, Tomorrow and Aduna attempt to go head to head against Eskanu and her swarm of Wyverns. Eskanu sucks Danae through a planal rift to one of Eldahar's other Realms. Ragnek and the others decide to retreat. 2.35pm - Ragnek and Tomorrow converse with the Dragon, Shefanhow the Blue in Evost Derry. 3.00pm - Eskanu's advance swarm (the small bit of it) attacks the City of Kai. Ragnek and his companions defend the city and it's ruler, the Sulan. 3.15pm - Ragnek, Danae and Tomorrow head off to meet the bulk of the swarm in mid-air. 900 Wyverns are wiped out in less than 8 minutes. They retreat back to the city. 3.25pm - Eskanu, angry at losing so many of her "children" uses her most powerful ability yet and turns back time - Ragnek, Tomorrow and Danae are the only ones in the vicinity who are aware of this event. The 900 Wyverns are no longer dead! 3.40pm - Tomorrow is impaled by the Dragon-Wyvern Skathe. In order to escape, Tomorrow transports the Dragon's mind inside his imagination. Once inside, Skathe causes him to go slightly loopy. 5.00pm - As it is about to fall into Elondil's or Sargon's hands, Ragnek transports the Titan Sphere to the material plane, through the closest Hell Gate he can find. However, as he is transporting it out of Mordark (it cannot be teleported, affected by magic or mind), he is attacked in the air by Ruthannen the Red. Ruthannen grabs the sphere and activates it over Mordark. Ragnek is blasted hundreds of miles away. When he recovers he finds the whole of Mordark has been terra-formed by the Dragons into something quite remarkable. 6.00pm - Tomorrow is brought back to consciousness after his cerebral fight with Skathe, by Danae and Ragnek forcing open his mental back door and entering his mind to awaken him. He is effected by severe mental dichotomy and begins suffering from multiple personality syndrome, assuming characters from within his books. *Note - Ragnek and the others are unaware of Tomorrow's alter ego's as they pop up all across Eldahar. They occasionally receive hints when inside Tomorrow's very warped imagination.* 6.20pm - Ragnek and Syrene discover the Heart of Daig and the Source of its Evil. This discovery gives them absolute control over Daig and its minions. 6.30pm - Ragnek is coronated Overfiend/Lord of Daig by a gathering Demon Lords. Sargon and Lillianna (Abaddon's daughter) are declared equals and told to cease their fighting and unite against Elondil. 7.35pm - Ragnek walks the Reincarnation of Dagon (Whom he calls Ash) around Gost Arnan. Dagon/Ash seems to possess the ability of copying beings, their memories and abilities. 9.30pm - The Ancient Gold Dragon Run Urza calls a Dragon Gathering in the newly created Hall of Ages (Mordark). The Crown wielders seek friendly dragons to help them get in. All attending Dragons lift the "Stratum" to measure their power over the 10.05pm - Ragnek, Danae and Tomorrow are sent back to the Year 201, back to the days of the Grand Tourney of the Eldar and just prior to Orion's splitting of the World. Of course, this isn't the REAL history but a replica of it created by the World and the combined minds of 5 Ancient Gold dragons. See Window to Yesterday. There Ragnek learns about the Qual, the Tain and the Alondians. 10.10pm - Realizing what Run Urza and the other Golds have done in sending Ragnek and his Companions back in Time, other Dragons (led by Ire) attack the Golds, slaughtering at least half of them. 10.48pm - When Ragnek, Danae and Tomorrow return they discover a few things have changed. Ragnek meets Elanis, daughter of Thenox (First Overlord and Creator of Daig back in 702). Ragnek learns that in some way, he was Thenox - an echo of him remained after the breaking of the Heart and it was this Echo that lived on to accomplish the first Rules of Daig. 10.54pm - Ragnek enters the Star Lodge with his "daughter" Elanis. Soon after, Tomorrow and Syrene join him there to discuss Eskanu and what she actually is. Time in the Starlodge passes at a very very slow rate. 11.00pm - Tomorrow discovers the "Castle at the End of the World," and shows it to Ragnek. Ragnek and Tomorrow visit the strange castle and meet Miriadra, Spinner of Dreams. By fate, their arrival in the Castle coincides with that of Arden of Elarin and her powerful Heart sword - "Rule." Arden explains how her World is in terrible peril from a Metal God called Belegod and she is seeking the great and mythical Baphomay (Baphomet?). 11.13pm - Syrene grows increasingly restless and begins making drastic plans of action. Midnight - Ragnek decides to enter Kand's Hollow and try to approach the Stone of Kand. The Titan Canarim intervenes (using up the last of his power doing so) warning Ragnek to go back. If Ragnek were to continue, the Crowns and the rest of the World would be slowed in Time. Time would grow increasingly stretched between Eldahar and the rest of the Idiom until eventually Eldahar's connection to everything else would snap... this would be very bad for everyone concerned! Canarim is trapped by the Stone of Kand but Ragnek escapes. *The Idiom is seriously effected by Ragnek's entry into Kand's Hollow.* |
| 08/03/2617 | 00.30 - Ragnek experiments with Creating objects from the "Dreaming." 00.50 - Ragnek spends time in Star Lodge contemplating events with Elanis. 1am - Sargon, Demon Lord of Daig refuses an ultimatum from Jezrael of the Golden arrows (an Angel of Emonra). As peace talks break down, Elondil and Daig move one step closer to conflict. 1.10am - Ragnek meets a Wish spell summoned Soloman on the Shores of Dissolution in Purgatory. Soloman has been recreated, summoned and sent to assist them by North and the sword Need. 1.30am - Ragnek enters Purgatory and meets with the Immortals of Equilibrium. While there he is visited by Midian, an entity ruling over Daig (aka Unas) in Northern Palasdine. Midian offers Ragnek an alliance. 2am - Adunathel (God Killer) slays the Storm God - Ortha using the twin Daggers of Extinction. The War between Elondil and Daig begins. 2.05am - Aiah / Miah, Queen of the Gods is slain. Fall out from the death of Ortha rocks the prime material plane. Priests, Temples and Shrines collapse. Ortha's Pool of Faith rains down upon the World as unharnessed energy, manifesting itself as blood and images of Doom! 2.07am - Ragnek and Syrene try to contain the Demon Lords of Daig, but Elondil launches a counter attack. Daig retaliates. Both forces join battle in Sithell. The Goddess Linda is slain by Adunathel. 2.08am - Ragnek, Death, Soloman and Danae enter the Star Lodge for an Emergency Summit Meeting; the topic is - How to enter Elondil, track down Adunathel and stop her. 2.12am - A Demonic army enters the Material plane and attack the Elandian City of Erehese. 2.13am - Koenig / Death carries Ragnek into Elondil. Tomorrow is also in Elondil trying to prevent things from escalating. Koenig takes Ragnek along the Rainbow Bridge to the Sun Throne and the seat of Emonra's power. Emonra's Paladins and Angels defend their Temple against Ragnek and his Hell Fire Knights. Once inside Ragnek sees Adunathel about to throw the Twin daggers of Extinction at Emonra's heart. He appears before her, pretending to be Ashar, but her mind is too far gone. She throws the daggers and extinguishes Emonra's light from the World. As Elondil continues to lose power, Daig continues to grow. Ragnek and Syrene feel themselves irresistibly drawn by Daig's growing aura into the conflict that will Herald the End of the World. 2.20am - Danae and Tomorrow discuss Ragnek and Syrene in private. Both believe that Ragnek and Syrene may have been compromised by Ashar and their association with Daig. 2.30am - Syrene discovers that she can dissolve pieces of Daig into raw POW, turning the Plane of Daig into a giant energy weapon! 2.35am - Syrene loses it and Ragnek assists. Both are desperate and out of their minds. Syrene begins destroying Daig - obliterating Demon Lords like Sargon along the way. Ashar's Dreamwatch also become victims of their madness. 2.45am - Ragnek visits Stormcrow on the Dream Plane. He admits he has lost his way and gone over to the Dark side. 3.00am - Ragnek and Syrene create an energy source with the Crown to seek out and bring Harmony back to Eldahar. They release the energy through a gateway and into the Idiom. 3.10am - Ragnek orders his Hell Fire Knights to attack Elondil. 3.30am - Tomorrow attempts to manipulate Time on the Astral Plane to undo recent events. He tries to mimic what Eskanu did in Kaimyrrh but fails. Elondil and Daig are now very close to the material plane, hence their respective Time ratio's are no longer 25:1 but 3:1. 4.00am - Dawn. The armies of Elondil and Daig hit the Material Plane above Mount Eldahar. Ragnek and Syrene destroy Shefanhow the Blue. Ragnek and Syrene channel the energy of Daig against the Master Gate and blow it open. The World plummets closer to Armageddon. Shefanhow manages to causes a partial Alignment change in Ragnek and Syrene before he dies. Aslan falls to earth and is caught by the Immortal of Death. Mount Eldahar explodes. The Hollow appears. End of Time - Tomorrow's time portal opens but is unstable. Ragnek and Syrene are propelled through it, along with the other Crown Wielders, to a timeless Void at the End of the World. After exploring the mindscapes of all the Crown Wielders, eventually Ragnek and Syrene gather everyone together. The combined powers of the Dragon Crown send them to the Architect of Time. 4.05am - The Hollow begins absorbing all the Energy from Elondil and Daig. As beings are absorbed, they reappear as Voi-Draal (Creatures of Negative energy). Ceraph's prophecy of something bigger than the first Living Dark has now come true. The Crown wielders return an instant after they were sucked into Tomorrow's unstable time portal. They return at the TOHS in Esium. A Doman of Wan tells them that the "Living Dark" has returned. 4.06am - Ashar (who is awake again) knows that while the Hollow is draining energy at an exponential rate, the A-clock will be unable to start. Ashar allies himself with the Crown wielders (through Ragnek) in an attempt to stop the Hollow's drain. 4.10am - Equinox (Ashar in disguise) tells Ragnek that he now exists in a state of Balance. Shefanhow's aura and the Rings of Weal have now linked him to Purgatory as the Gray Lord. 4.50am - Balthazar begins creating scrolls of knowledge by accessing the World Mind. 5.30am - A plan is formulated to lead souls from Elondil and Daig, out of the path of the Voi'draal and directly into Heartland for safety. Working with the Immortals of Equilbrium, Ashar and Stormcrow, souls are slowly transported. 5.44am - Koen and the other Gods of War defend Elondil against an army of advancing Voi'draal. Amnon and Sisera (2 Archangels) monitor the situation. 5.49am - Koen, God of War, is slain by the advancing Voi'Draal. 6.00am - Ragnek briefly visits the Arda Avatarn and Queen Kitara who is being held prisoner there by the 12 Angels of Sorrow (The Ardiva's). 6.10am - Ragnek visits Lomax (Immortal of Goodness) in the far East at Mnt Herak. He and Ragnek witness the awakening of Urgamis - The Dragon Born (A newly born God). 6.20am - Ragnek learns more about the Immortals of Purgatory. He also briefly hears about the Army of Time. *Army related to the Alfar Abaddon of Orion* 6.48am - Ragnek attends another meeting in Starlodge - The Alliance of 12. 6.55am - Ragnek retrieves the Raiments of the Grey Lord in Purgatory. 7.20am - Ragnek visits Tess and Hethcanter in Esium. Ragnek scares the two magic users with his ridiculous displays of immense power. 7.30am - Ashar severs all connections between Hollow and Daig by breaking Daig up and then reforming it. The drain on him is quite immense. The Ruling Cabal of other Daig Overlords across Eldahar sense what is happening to Ashar's Daig and see it as an opportune time to strike. Summoned to Ashar's aid, Ragnek helps defend him against the Cabal, just long enough for Ashar to embrace the full darkness of Oras Remus and obliterate them all. Ashar's shadow (from this point on) manifests itself independently, whispering to him... Midian, Vargrys, Yunak Ghastak , Keranus and Severon are all absorbed into the Oras Remus. 7.38am - Ragnek visits the Elondil based city of Graviton. He meets Jessica of the Order of Divine Assassins / aka The Core. Jessica is a Demon Hunter. 7.42am - Ragnek, Syrene, Tomorrow and Orin all benefit from time inside the Titan Halls. Skills are honed and developed as Time in the Halls flows differently and more slowly than outside (still 21:1). 7.45am - Yet another Summit Meeting in the Starlodge. "The Foe" - Master of the Alfar and enemy to all Dragon kind comes up in conversation. 7.55am - Ashar summons Ragnek and shows him his Death Watch "clone" army. Ragnek learns about "Infinity" and "High Guard One." 8.15am - In search of another Titan Sphere and perhaps a way of surviving Armageddon, Ashar transports Ragnek and Syrene into Eldahar's "Ways" - a series of fragmented Ids that float around Eldahar like a cloud of broken memories - memories of Worlds and Planes that existed long long ago. A copy of Ashar accompanies them on their journey. Inside the Ways, Ragnek sees the Army of Time - a massive army of Alfar attempting to reach Eldahar. Ragnek encounters "The Foundling" - a giant living ship and its strange crew. He also encounters A Judge, Nynsagul of the Balance, the Ghent (Gate Keeper of the Titans) and the Titan City of Genesis. Ragnek's journey through the Ways culminates in an audience with Remus - The Creator (an entity that predates Baphomet!). Eventually, after a brief stop at the NEXUS - Elorum, Ragnek and Syrene are returned by Nynsagul to Eldahar a short while after they left. At least one Ashar copy remains in the Ways, at the bottom of a Id Well. 8.30am - Soloman goes head to head with the Hollow. Using a massive implosion, generated by the destruction of the Arcane Sun Orb - Cthrel Ark Lumis, Soloman effectively starves the Hollow of energy, causing it to enter a temporarily dormant state. However, the Wizard has to remain locked in a battle of wills against it, otherwise it begins to expand. 8.41am - Ashar launches a full scale, World wide offensive using his Clone army of Death Watch; Each Death Watch is a spiritual copy of himself, complete with Astral and Ethereal abilities. The Death Watch occupy every major city and town across Eldahar, shifting in to assume military control. The Death Watch are supported by Scion Spheres and coordinated by Ashar's giant artificially created brain - INFINITY ONE 8.42am - Ragnek, Syrene and the Ashar copy arrive back on Eldahar on the Water Realm of Europa. The Ashar copy contacts the Oras Remus and they are soon back with the original Ashar. Ragnek and Syrene voluntarily enter Ashar's enhanced Soul Sphere; Ashar disassembles both of their souls and then recreates them again, trying to find a weakness in the Crown of Night - He tells them there is no weakness. 9.00am - Trying to take his mind off the end of all things, Ragnek purchases the Griffin Inn in Beldorn. 9.17am - Eskanu is attempting to create a Pentarch of Gates between the Realms - with Europa and Broolalis on either side of Eldahar Prime. Eskanu has hundreds of Dragons on either Realm, ready to fly through her Giant Realm Gate with her flocks of Wyverns. Danae, Tomorrow, Syrene, Ragnek and Ashar decide to strike first. During the battle, Danae challenges Eskanu for control of the Realm and unwittingly forms a psychic link with the Dragon Bane Queen; Danae puts herself inside a psychic chrysalis to protect herself from Eskanu's mental assault. Eskanu attempts to push Danae out of Eldahar's orbit but Danae awakens and frees herself. Eskanu and Danae declare a stale mate - Eskanu actually attempts to bring Danae over to her side. Danae now has black star-filled eyes. 9.23am - Ragnek and the others learn that Eskanu's servants are after Dragon eggs. Eskanu's followers are using the eggs to give Eskanu more power and create "Super Wyverns." Balthazar helps them locate eggs in the Temple of Awlona on Europa and holds the eggs to ransom to keep Eskanu at bay. 9.30am - The Ancient golden Dragon Queen - Lamah (with Titan Gate magic embedded in her flesh) arrives on Europa and claims the cache of Dragon eggs. She thanks the Crown wielders and offers aid should they need it in the future - however, she refuses to aid against Eskanu. 9.42am - The Crown wielders combine their wills to assist Soloman vs the Hollow. However, it doesn't seem to work. *Wan is summoned back into the World* 9.45am - Ragnek removes Kand's Hollow from the Northlands and transports it astrally to Mount Eldahar. He places Kand's Hollow (using his Robe of Invulnerability) over the Hollow and manages to dramatically slow its effects. Soloman is trapped inside. For a time, everyone believes the Hollow has been defeated. 9.46am - As things have grown dire in Elondil, the Arch Angels step forward and begin to take over, forcing Martial Law upon Heaven. The Arch Angels position themselves at strategic points throughout Elondil and declare Armageddon. Now that the Voi'Draal have withdrawn and the Hollow has been neutralised, the Arch Angels stand unopposed. The Doom Bell is rung 3 Times. 9.49am - Solen of Emonra leads the younger Gods in an attempt to retake Heaven from the Arch Angels. The Arch Angels rally and slaughter them all. 9.55am - Ragnek learns from the Immortals of Equilibrium that a strange plague is infecting everyone on the continent and spreading far faster than any of them can counter. The plague is spiritual in nature and seems intended to make people easier for Ashar to influence and control. *Ashar intends on drawing upon the collective wills of all beings on Eldahar simultaneously!* Ragnek and Tomorrow create a counter plague using their Crowns of Power. 10.00am - The Pale Saints are invited to the Star Lodge and enlisted by Elanis to help. 10.10am - Eskanu's wyvern swarm infests Evost Derry. Luckily the city was evacuated by Tomorrow and Danae earlier in the day. 10.18am - Tomorrow manages to infiltrate a portal into Ashar's High Gard complex. He and Ragnek sneak around spying on Ashar's great works and machines. 10.25am - Ragnek and Syrene agree to accompany Tomorrow through Miriadra's intricate web of Id connections to Arden's home world - in search of Baphomet. Ashar agrees to help as recent revelations about the ANIMA and ANIMUS, Eldahar's position in the Idiom and its deteriorating orbit suggest that Eldahar is slowly drifting away from the rest of Creation... if it drifts too far and all of its connections to the Idiom snap, then Harmony will never be able to return and Eldahar, as one of the two principle energy sources that keep the Idiom alive, will drift off into nothingness, shrivel and die and the whole Idiom will die without it! 10.26am - Ragnek, Tomorrow, Arden and Syrene travel to the strange Mystic filled world of Elarin. En route, Tomorrow is intercepted by the Doe-Law (the being that made him Companion and shared with him the secrets of the planes.) The Doe-Law wants him back and in order to prevent Tomorrow from sharing the knowledge he possesses with Lesser Minds, the Doe-Law permanently alters Tomorrow's consciousness, leaving him with burning white eyes. They eventually arrive on Elarin and have adventures there. Finally they return to Eldahar, but the Alternate Chaos filled Eldahar. Ragnek, Syrene and Tomorrow are captured by Mor Xul, the new First Eternal of Chaos. Mor Xul beheads Syrene with the Red Sword of Chaos. Ragnek realizes he is in the future - one possible future where Chaos has triumphed and taken Eldahar Prime. Chaos is now pouring into the Idiom. Harmony appears and rescues him and Tomorrow. By consulting the Architect of Time and with the help of the Balance, Yainar - Lord of Tanith Lorn and Harmony, Tomorrow and Ragnek are restored back to 2617, moments after they left. 10.30am - Darkness has started to spread across Eldahar. Balthazar starts to show signs of madness. He covers himself in Titan made armour. Increases his height to 30' tall and embeds dozens of Titan artefacts into his newly created body. 10.40am - Using 3 Crowns of Power and all the Wise of Cairis, Ragnek, Tomorrow and Brin create AURA - The World Oracle. Repercussion of Aura's creation are felt world-wise. Ashar is extremely angry at what they have done. 11.10am - Ragnek and the others awaken after creating Aura. 11.16am - Ashar shows Ragnek what Balthazar has been up to. Balthazar is in the Titan city of Gharen Yonirn in the Underdeeps. Balthazar is utterly mad and attempting to bring about the end of the World himself. Balthazar summons the Herald of the Ordainer - a being called Godark who wields a stupidly powerful weapon called 11.35am - Ragnek attempts to make contact with the Balance to try and find a way of defeating Chaos and more importantly getting Syrene back. The BLANK arrives instead of Nynsagul. 11.45am - The Blank leads Ragnek & Tomorrow through the Master Gate at the Hollow to visit King North on the alternate Eldahar. There they learn that both Eldahar's are about to rejoin one another and that Chaos intends on launching a full scale World-wide offensive. *By fully opening the Master Gate, the Blank forces the A-Clock to start, thereby giving everyone a fighting chance to defeat Chaos when it comes through.* 11.42am - The Armageddon Clock begins ticking. Christian of Damorkand becomes the First Hour of the clock. 11.49am - Ashar's plans move into their next stage. As Heartland is growing in belief and influence, Ashar cannot allow it to continue leeching belief away from his own power play. Heartland is attacked by the forces of Ashar. Tamara and Abaddon are captured. Danae is dominated by the Oras Remus. Ragnek and his companions contemplate how to attempt a rescue without directly facing Ashar. 11.55am - Ragnek tracks down Methos and tries enlisting the Ancient being's aid. Methos just confuses him. 11.59am - Wan and Alyx release Kitara by the Blessed Lake - the Arda Avatarn. Midday - Tethysantra contacts Ragnek to arrange a truce. Tethys meets with him and shares vital info. Thethys gives Ragnek one of her "super" biologically enhanced and adaptive soldiers called "Hundred". 12.05pm - Ragnek and Tomorrow go to visit Christian in Damorkand. *So ended Paul's playing of Ragnek.* *Note - A lot seems to happen during the space of a few short minutes... this is partly down to Wan's ability to communicate with other beings via his Aura, which is a lot faster than normal speech. It is also partly down to the varying planes (like Elondil) having slightly different Time distortion factors. However, none of the above completely explains away certain temporal anomalies... could it be that something else is distorting Time, without people realizing it?* 12.06pm - With Wan's help, Aslan ascends to Elondil. Kitara gives Aslan the sword - Ave Avatar. Wan takes Aslan into the Hallowed Halls of Heaven. Aslan begins uniting the Immortals in a bid to reclaim Elondil from the Arch Angels. 12.15pm - The 3 Lodges of Orion crash down onto Eldahar, piercing the three sub gates in Daas, Aegis and Weyr. Together, all three gates channel energy towards Eldahar's master gate in an attempt to force the gate open to a specific place and time - however, the Hollow is tactically positioned to oppose them and prevents the gate from forming. The Unrashauwan (Spirits of Orion) converge on the site and enter a giant 200 foot high Black sword that has manifested, like a non-corporeal headsman's axe, over the Hollow. The Spirits disappear and are never seen in the same form again. 12.19pm - Wan leaves Kethry with the Wizard Hethcanter, but not before paying a visit to what is left of Darksea and then briefly encountering the Immortal of Death. 12.21pm - Wan and Alyx are taken for a trip through Ashar's hidden base. There they liberate Makailla's spirit - Makailla and Alyx become one. 12.22pm - From Ashar's hidden army base to the heights of Heaven and the Temple of Akilla - Alyx dies, but is reborn, absorbing the Pool of Faith of Akilla to become a Demi-Goddess, able to walk the Material plane but still call upon divine energy. 12.29pm - Triumvirate forms. Wan and Alyx approach and enlist the support of Godark and Kranatakyn, his black intelligent Netherplanal sword. 12.39pm - Wan launches an attack against the gestalt entity called Skathen. Skathen escapes by hurling Wan and a piece of the astral plane into the Void (Absolution!). But Wan uses the Source to guide him back to reality. 12.42pm - The first hour ends. Christian of Damorkand is absorbed. The power of the next Hour transfers to Kildarken of the Land of Shadow. 12.50pm - Kildarken tears apart his enemy, the Vadash of Shadow, along with the Vadash's palace, army and everyone in the vicinity. After that, unable to be controlled by his friends, Kildarken taps the energy of the Shadow plane and turns his power upon the Palasdine Empire. The Eastern invaders are suddenly faced with a cloud of utmost shadow that suffocates their troops and steals the shadows of their mages. 13.05pm - Danae enters the Between and travels to Eskanu's "Nest". There she surrenders to the Dragon God, expecting Ashar to channel his power through her directly into the mind of Eskanu. But Ashar betrays her and Danae faces imminent death. At the very last instant, she unlocks her most terrifying ability; that of mental subsumation and unleashes a Psychic Fury upon the multi-headed Dragon horror. At that same instant, Aran, who has undergone alterations by the conclave of Ancient Gold dragons, senses Eskanu's suffering via his link with the creature. The Golds decide it is time for him to attack; Aran isn't so sure, but pressured into it, the Golds mentally behind him, he plunges into the fray, completely unaware of the danger that he faces from Danae. 13.20pm - Kildarken's madness grows stronger by the minute. Tomorrow and Brin attempt to placate him but he lashes out, hurling Tomorrow right through a mountain. Fortunately for the former thief, he phases at the last moment. 14.02pm - 2 Chaos gates from the Broken Realm open onto Material plane at Mount Eldahar and the Evermore Vault. The battle vs Morgrim's hordes begins. |