Into the Storm

by Christopher Johns

  Taejon – A wily old man who worked for the Pussy Willow. His influence and carefree style helped the crew and the party integration a little more. Rest In Peace buddy.

  Odany (Oh-danny) – A precocious little girl chosen by the Wind Primordial Elemental to be his champion. Her magic is insane, and her ability to control it even more so. She’s naturally better with the elements than anyone ever imagined.

  The Bad

  War – Galactic conquerer who probably suffers from only child syndrome. Probably needs a hug, or he will keep trying to take over the universe.

  Minions of War – Not the lovable minions everyone loves. You know, not the yellow ones, or that fish from that one Will Ferrell animated move. These guys seek to undermine the strength of the gods by eroding the world around them slowly. And serve the other assholes in this list.

  The Generals – A Number of War’s better warriors capable of taking out the strongest people on the planet—and together they did. Dick move.

  Rowan – I’m not gonna say much about this guy—read the book, then you’ll know what a dickbag he is. Haha, was—sonofabitch is dead, now. No, seriously, he’s dead. General of War? You forgot him already? Not worth knowing? I know it.

  Pastella (Pahs-tell-uh) – Crazy elven woman with a taste for torture and violence.

  Tarron Dillingsley (Tair-run Dill-night-slee) – Gnomish enchanter who—let’s face it shall we?—sucks as a teacher for various reasons and lest we forget, the asshole in charge of the Children of Brindolla.

  Children of Brindolla – A group of misguided citizens who believe they are the only ones who can truly save their world. They found themselves on the receiving end of an ass-kicking—but was that all of them?

  Decay – A greater Fiend who held his own against the party and Maebe. Fell due to a brilliant plan and a little bit of finesse. Okay, the plan was half-cocked, and the finesse resulted in some bullshit—happy now?

  Spiders – just a bunch of overgrown pests that needed an ass-kicking. Nightmare fuel FOREVER.

  Lothir (Low-theer) – Big ol’ wanna-be snake goddess who has a village of elves, orcs, and Fae-orcs under her command and demands sacrifices to restore and keep her beauty. All of that means that she’s coo coo for Cocoa Puffs.

  Melvaren (Mel-vah-ren) – General who took claim over Balmur and tortured him in the Hells for his entire tenure there. We killed the shit out of him. But not before he whipped our asses. Still dead, though.

  Archemillian (Ark-em-illion) – The demon who Yohsuke summoned and gets his warlock powers from. Has a huge hard-on for souls, but he helped us this once. Didn’t mean he was a fucking good guy, though.

  Riktolth (Rick-talth) – The great black dragon who killed a mother red in a bid to die in combat. Yeah, you guessed it. We kicked his ass.

  Governess Belltree – The lady leader of Lindyburg with a series distaste for magic. Like genocide level crazy.

  Lilith – Drow queen and crazy manipulative, also a spider lady—creepy as hell.

  Vampire Lord – Vampires, right? Yeah, she was on some serious minion shit but had beef with her sister that saw her die.

  Xaenth (Shane-th) – drow guide and a general dickhead.

  Breggil (Br-egg-Ill) – This dipshit took the form of a copper dragon and attacked Kayda rather than us—that was a huge mistake. We whooped that ASS, and then he got eaten…

  Baranzil (Bar-ahn-zill) – An asshat of War who decided to take the body of a Kraken. He chased the team for days eating everything he could to power level so he could take the team. He ended up summoning the wrath of the water dragon. He dead… or is he?

  And the Ugly

  Insane Wolves – Think crazy wolves, but you know, crazier and angrier for some reason. Due to proximity to a minion of War, the minds of these animals have eroded to nothing but the drive to kill and eat anything that is not them, or another wolf.

  Undead creatures – As you can imagine, due to proximity to a minion of War, these poor bastards rose from the dead in order to protect their alien masters. Even the stronger versions are worthy of a small bit of sympathy—they sure as hell didn’t get any, but they are worthy of it.

  Bone Dragon – I mean, pretty self-explanatory, right? It’s a bone dragon! No skin, no muscle—all bleached bones and hate for the living.

  General of War (Blight) – The asshole who did some truly terrible things, sent us on a supposedly one-way trip to the Fae Realm and got his ASS kicked. Yeah. That guy.

  Ursolon – Think of a giant, striped bear with an anger management issue the size of North Dakota. Yeah. Now go fight one.

  Werewolves – The hero’s in some tales—but not this one. Oh no. These guys suck, big time! Hairy, needy pieces of crap.

  Alpha Werewolf – The jerk in charge of the other jerks above. Bigger, badder, stronger, and usually way more cunning and ruthless.

  The Wild Hunt – A flock of assholes (read demons) who patrol the realm of the Fae and take out anything they believe doesn’t belong there.

  Order of the Prime – A bunch of human wizards bent on controlling the elements and restoring mankind to their rightful place as rulers. Some real xenophobic asshats, these ones.

  Spiders – Oh, I mentioned these already? Because there were a lot of them. With fangs. And all the feet. Seriously, I need to book an appointment for therapy now.

  Belgar – A rhino-like Fae creature with a surprising sense of honor and code that it lives by. Big as shit, and it will run anyone in its way through.

  Dofilnarr (Dough-fill-nar) – A Fae creature thought to have been hunted to extinction that takes the forms and abilities of creatures it touches while in its base state. Highly vulnerable to Fae Iron.

  Vampire bats – ugly bastards that looked like man-bats that did a number on the party.

  Hulking vampires – Vampires on steroids that would make the Dr. Banner feel normal.

  Dungeon baddies – Doing what they were designed to do, right?

  Demon Nanny – I don’t really know what the hell this thing was, but it was taking care of something, a general perhaps? We aren’t sure, but this thing was strong.

  Fish men – these guys sucked, slimy little bastards that ended up being cannon fodder and a snack for a general. Garbage.

  And other random jerks too unimportant for now to mention—they know who they are. Bunch of assholes.

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