[AMoG] Preview II: Frostbound

In the deepest reaches of the Fallen North, the dark god stirs and watches like a coiled viper, beholding the land their ghastly powers had ravaged. Though they remain shackled to the ruins of their rimebound prison, shadows of their influence slither past the derelict soil, eager to find purchase once more in the paradise beyond.

Perched upon the walls are their most stalwart vassals, envoys through which the god's triumph is to be realized. They have laid in wait since time immemorial, eager to reclaim that which should be theirs. And they will have it: for the stage is set, and their deliverance is a maddening vision on the horizon. The very room hums with anticipation.

The foremost of their vassals, a dark creature with wings forged of blood and flames, kneels before the god as he delivers word from the Holy City. The envoys listen rapt as the Scion's death is relaid in full, and at the tale's close all of them exhales a long-held breath, the very air simmering with somber vindication.

Vasaria had been the second to fall. Eight of the Scions remain—and they will stop at nothing until the gods are hollowed corpses beneath their feet.

And if they must become murderers for the world to be put to rights…

[ A/N: imagine a 'next' button here for maximum effect x) ]

Then murderers they shall be.

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Hi, everyone! I'm back again with the second sneak peek into A Murder of Gods, this time looking into the book's main antagonist (but like, in a similar way to how Tahlia is AMR's main antagonist. It's a branchy CYOA game, after all!).

The world of AMoG is one that is very directly and discernibly affected by divine activity, namely that of the Circle of Scions, a ten-member pantheon of gods who have served as stewards of mortals since time immemorial. Legends have long since spoken of the eleventh member of the Circle, a dark god by the name of Erathel, who had been imprisoned in the icy wastelands of the Fallen North many centuries ago. It is said to be a just punishment for the atrocities they committed, directed at the very mortals they were supposed to care for.

Erathel is full sibling to Vasaria, the god featured in the last AMoG sneak peek, and the pair's resemblance should be very plain to see! Here is an artwork of Erathel, as done by Fulminaire:

And here is an excerpt from the brief I gave Fulminaire:

The God of Death had once been a high-ranking member of the Circle of Scions, second only to their brother, Vasaria. Contrary to the radiant, widely-worshiped god, Erathel garnered a reputation for being reclusive and mysterious, devoting themself only to their duties as keeper of the life and death cycle.

Several hundred years ago, it is said that Erathel had organized a rebellion in secret, entreating demons to overthrow the rule of Vasaria. They were stripped of their rank and powers for the act; the gods cast them to the depths of the Fallen North, where they were doomed to roam the frigid and dark wasteland for all eternity.

I'll be posting Erathel's full artwork very soon as well, available for tiers Arcanist and up! I hope you enjoyed this sneak peek, and I'll see you soon for the update & the remainder of October's goodies!