Editing Az’kerash (section)

== Chronology ==
=== <u>Volume 1</u> ===
Az'kerash was mentioned several times in Volume 1 as an historical threat, to both show [Necromancy] is considered a threat in general and a death-worthy crime in Liscor especially<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/09/04/1-11/ Chapter 1.11]</ref>, but also that the [Necromancer] [[Pisces]] is not nearly as dangerous as ''The Necromancer'' was.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2016/11/30/1-06-r/ Chapter 1.06 R]</ref>

=== <u>Volume 2</u> ===
After [[Skinner's Attack on Liscor]], Az'kerash called all the undead (including [[Toren]]) and commanded them to come to him and bring him all the magical artifacts of the [[Ruins of Liscor]].<ref name="2.10">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/04/12/2-00-t/ Chapter 2.10 T]</ref> However, none of the undead made it all the way to him and he failed to receive any of the artifacts.<ref name="7.14T" />

When [[Ryoka Griffin]] approached the Necromancer's castle on her delivery run for [[Teriarch]], Az’kerash was occupied creating a huge whale-sized creature out of bone designed to threaten the [[Walled Cities|Walled Cities.]]<ref name="2.48" /> He only focused a fraction of his mind on casual surveillance of the battle between [[Zel Shivertail]] of the [[Trisstral Alliance]] and [[Ilvriss Gemscale|Ilvriss]] and the forces of [[Salazsar]], which also occurred near his abode. One of his servants, [[Venitra]] regularly briefed him on the situation as it unfolded, but the Necromancer decided not to interfere in the Drake's petty squabbles, just sweep up the fallen after the battle as future resources. He issued a kill order on anyone that penetrated his veil.<ref name="2.29">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/05/26/2-24/ Chapter 2.29]</ref>

Ryoka broke through that veil, followed by [[Periss Veldant|Periss]] who was slain, together with her Elite Soldiers, by the Undead. Ryoka could run straight towards Az'kerash's study where he - his main consciousness still occupied with the Undead creation spell - stopped her with a [Sticky Webbing] and a [Silent Sickle] spell. He reprimanded Venitra and dismissed her, then dealt with Ryoka himself, commending her for coming this far.

As he then learned she was a [Courier] sent to him from Teriarch, he relieved her of the package and revealed to Ryoka that the [[Dragons|Dragon]] had sent him a birth-year greeting and a considerably minor artifact: an original ring enchanted with warding and movement spells in the Silvarian duelling fashion.

Supposing that it would not do to kill one of Teriarch messengers, he lets her go afterwards.<ref name="2.30" /> A week later, he finished his new undead creation, and woke from his focussed trance, ready to give orders on collecting fresh material for his next creations, of which he states to need at least six, and fourteen would be ideal. Still, he started to work under time constraints. When Venitra reported to him the incident with Ryoka, Az'kerash became furious that the messenger had escaped alive to tell of his location: spilling the knowledge of his current abode could undo a decade of preparation and force him to act. So he tasked Venitra, together with [[Ijvani]], to track Ryoka down and kill her along with everybody else who knew of his castle - unless the Runner has kept confidential about it, in which case he expected Venitra to either call him but use her own judgement because he was similarly occupied with a creation again.

After she left, Az'kerash considered that he was ready for a war, if the need arose; but if not he would have yet more time to prepare. He also pondered about Teriarch's role in the chains of events, as the Dragon was his mortal enemy but also a neutral entity that might now take sides in the conflict.<ref name="2.48">[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/07/29/2-41/ Chapter 2.48]</ref>

=== <u>Volume 4</u> ===
Az'kerash interfered in the battle between his apprentice, the [[Reiss|Goblin Lord]], and the forces of [[Garusa Weatherfur|Garusa]] by possessing him. Seemingly casual, he kill Garusa and her Soldiers and reanimated them as Draugr to send them towards their former comrades. After telling his apprentice to finish this, he left. After the battle, Az'kerash reprimanded the Goblin Lord, telling him that he had alerted the Drakes of his greatest weapon and failed to use it to proper effect: While Reiss tried to separate Undead and Goblins and hold back the Goblins forces to spare their lives, Az'kerash expected him to ruthlessly sacrifice both in order to win more effectively. He tasked Reiss to comply with those battle orders, and to unify the Goblins, or otherwise perish in despair.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/02/24/4-16/ Chapter 4.16]</ref>

A few days later, he contacted the Goblin Lord to give him his orders. Then he asked him why he was keeping the [[Osthia Blackwing|Drake]], as that while she is an [[Oldblood Drakes|Oldblood]], as a useful corpse, she was not. Upon hearing that he is using her as a spy for information, he told him with a voice filled with scorn that he already has all the information required, and that he does not need spies, only magic.

Then he remind him of his orders to go past Liscor and reclaim [[Mountain City Tribe|the Goblins]] in the [[Dwarfhalls Rest|mountain]], by taming their [[Tremborag|leader]], so that he could build his forces and wreak havoc among the Human lands. He also told him to become a Goblin King if he is able, and If not, then die cursing his weaknesses.

He then told him that he has his [[Venitra|trusted]] [[Ijvani|servants]] in Liscor, and that their tasks must not be compromised, as they have been occupied there for a long time, gathering information. Upon hearing this, the Goblin Lord started laugh and told him that his servants were not in Liscor for a long time, as he had met them a week ago, as they were lost and could not find Liscor.

Hearing this, Az’kerash said that he will reprimand his servants and thanked the Goblin Lord for telling him. Before vanishing, he told him to go north as he had told him, and burn the cities as he passes, while leave the strong ones undefended. He also told him to kill the Oldblood Drake, as he does not like loose ends.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/04/07/4-26-m/ Chapter 4.26 M]</ref>

=== <u>Volume 5</u> ===
=== <u>Volume 6</u> ===
=== <u>Volume 7</u> ===
Az'kerash educated Bea on sexual intercourse, which was something he never deigned to teach his Chosen before.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/03/21/mating-rituals-pt-2/ Mating Rituals, Part 2]</ref>

When Ijvani finally arrived at Az'kerash's fortress, the Necromancer studied the [[Healing Slime]] and [[Toren]], determining the latter to be a masterpiece that Pisces had created unknowingly of his true achievement: a levelling, sentient Undead made from a Necromancer's Archmages bones, inscribed with the spell matrix of a sentient Golem. That discovery made Az'kerash destroy much of his less valuable property in excitement (including major parts of his castle, his bone giants, his laboratory and the forest surrounding his fortress). He then resolved to reshape his Chosen, make them leveling undead (starting with Ijvani), and raise their number from four to ten.

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