"Hi there! I'm Dern the Goblin Bard.
you may know me from such stories as 'Full Metal Cleric' and
'Tarrasque 3: The Resurrection.'
I've followed Gort and crew around for a
while now and it has been my job to write and draw all their
adventures. I first met the guys in a forest just East of
the Citadel of Light. I think they were trying to defeat the
army of Peloria or something... anyway, I digress, that's
another story..
Gather round. That's right, come
in a bit closer, I don't smell half as much as I look.
First, I'll tell you all about about the people who are in
my story.."
Gort is as evil as they come.
He makes deals with devils, kills his own friends at a drop
of a hat.. Need I say more? He's the greatest fighter in all
the land, he's never been defeated! He has made a deal to
recover certain artefacts for the Dark Lord Mephistopheles,
and in return, he has been granted all the power of hell at
his command. Pretty cool, huh? Personally I think he was
never hugged as a child...
Mink is a Half-Dragon Priestess
of the God Hextor. She can channel the power of her deity to
create either total destruction or healing.. But she's
better at the destruction. What she makes up in power and
wisdom, she lacks in co-ordination and is very clumsy. She
trips up over her own feet, usually at a critical moment..
People think that Gort is in charge but secretly I think
there's more to Mink than meets the eye. She may be short
and feisty, but I think she may hold a few surprises.. Her
mother, Silvador, was the powerful dragon in charge of
Hextoria, until there was an uprising and she was imprisoned
by means of a magical sword. Mink doesn't seem to want to
let that one lie, though...
Komiyan, Gort's naive sidekick.
He decided to break out on his own and join Gort on his
adventures. Gort, Komiyan's 'God', displayed his power in
killing a gargantuan Neolithid and now he promised to follow
Gort and be his unpaid goon. Komiyan is a whirling dervish
when it comes to fighting. He spins around like a tornado,
slashing maniacally at the enemy until they fall into slices
on the floor. It's a lot of pressure being Gort's sidekick,
trust me I know, only time will tell whether Komiyan has got
it in him to stick with the group, and be there when Gort
bites off more than he can chew...
Casper is a bartender from the
town of Falloakes, where he was once in the service of the
now extinct Yuan-Ti. Singly he's not a great fighter, but
when it comes to getting the job done, Casper is the man. If
its a locked safe, or sneaking into the King's bedroom, then
Casper is the one to do it. There was a time when Casper
saved Gort's life; a huge Stone Golem was about to crush
Gort and Casper jumped heroically in the way saving him.
Since then Gort has, "Kept him around 'cos he's... useful."
Again, I think Casper is another person who has something up
his sleeve. He may have saved Gort's life, but somehow I
think he harbours some sort of a grudge...
Jill the 'Duchess of Avron.' A
wealthy heiress who married into riches only for her husband
to 'die' in mysterious circumstances. Since her time as the
ruler of Avron, several strange occurrences happened. None
that can be blamed on her, of course... Not the sort of
person to get ravelled up in combat but to deal strictly
with nitty-gritty details of straightening out the messes
Gort gets them all into. Hiding behind the beauty and the
fan is a dark soul that just loves to screw with people's
minds...
Michaelus used to be a lowly
town guard in the citadel in Falloakes. That was until he
was out on patrol one night and he and his brigade were
savagely attacked and killed. The only survivor of that
night, Michaelus is now a Lycanthrope, half man-half Bear.
Thrown into disarray, Michaelus joined the only group that
would accept him. Gort, recognising the untold power in
Michaelus quickly, if reluctantly accepted him and he has
now become the powerhouse of the group.
Once, Leon was Gort's greatest
enemy, having defeated him over and over on the field of
battle, in the name of the Light. But when they met for a
third time, Gort had brought backup in the form of Casper,
Mink and Jill, and despite Leon's belief in good conquering
evil, he was torn apart. All that remains of him is a statue
in the Citadel of Light.
Violet is undoubtedly Darken's
most powerful healer, one who fought alongside Leon in their
efforts to restore unity to the land. Since his death,
however, she's decided to take a slightly different route..
She seems to be working on something big, but she won't let
on exactly what it is.
Silvador, Mink's mother, is an
Ancient blue wyrm, previously imprisoned by an obsidian
sword. Now released by Mink, she plans to restore her throne
in Hextoria, and gain power by any means possible.
This Tyr guy seems to be
walking around with Gort's face, and damned if we know why.
He's the captain of the guard in the Citadel of Light, and
that's pretty much all we know. If Gort knows who he is, he
isn't telling.
One of the great race of Yuan
Ti that Casper used to work for in Falloakes. He believed
her dead, until she found him again and gave him a rather
nasty piece of information. Jade mostly hides out in the
darker places of Falloakes, and has pinned her hopes of
salvation for her race entirely on Casper. Whether this will
pay off or not, only time will tell.
Zathras is an ambassador from some other dimension, who had the, uh.. luck to run into the group while they were stranded in Purgatory. Master of languages and mind-bending magic, but hasn't quite got the hang on grammar yet.
Garganon is a fearsome yet surprisingly cultured dragon who makes his home in the bleak desert plain Gort and co. were banished to. Perhaps the only creature to trust Gort in a deal, something he may come to regret.
An intelligent weapon picked up by Komiyan, Blackshard, or just Shard if you like, seems to be one of the greatest swords on Darken, if a bit mouthy. I can't help but remember what Komiyan was told about not trusting talking weaponry, though..
