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Warriors #3
This issue is split into three stories that focus on: Sultar, Nightwing, and Lord Sabbath – the Duelist (unique to this story, has no affiliation to any of the Adventurers)
The first story focuses on Sultar. It begins with Oneida, sitting over the plane of Hell, which he rules, complaining that he’s grown bored. Hearing the cries of one of the thousands of condemned souls enslaved to him, Oneida pulls the soul of Kelchion out of the pit from which is bound, and asks what is wrong. Kelchion explains that he is in desperate need of spice. Oneida promises Kelchion to give him spice, if Kelchion tells Oneida again, the story of how his soul came to be in Oneida’s possession. Kelchion begins rattling off the story quickly, desperately wanting to fulfill Oneida’s request so that he can have his fix of spice; but Oneida forces Kelchion to tell the story slowly.
Kelchion explains that they had just got a fresh shipment of spice from the Kedesh Pirates when Sultar was found lurking around the back and brought before Kelchion. Sultar explains that he’s there to pay off his debts. Kelchion, impressed by the amount of money, explains that he’s glad that Sultar is able to pay off his debt, and would like to help Sultar. Sultar explains that his gambling days are behind him, because of all the excitement (a reference to Warriors #1). Sultar does say that he wishes he was better with women, the way Kelchion seems to be. Kelchion tells Sultar that it’s because of the spice, and offers some spice, normally costing 200 coin, up front for Sultar to try. Kelchion has one of his many “female employees” by the name of Sharna to “take care of Sultar.” Sultar discovers the more spice he smokes, the better he is able to keep Oneida from invading his dreams and demanding sacrifices and causing a relentless amount of nightmares. However, Sultar discovers that the spices have an addictive quality to them; and when he returns for more, Kelchion denies him, saying that Sultar hasn’t paid for the previous use of spice that Kelchion has given him. Suffering massively through withdraw and hallucinations, Sultar turns once again to Oneida. With Oneida in charge, Sultar returns to Kelchion’s place, and shouts that he was never told that the spice had an addictive quality; and begins burning barrels of the spice, consuming the entire room to be filled with the spice’s smoke. Kelchion and his two men are consumed by the flame and smoke; and their souls, eternally damned to the addiction of the spice.
With the tale complete, Oneida gives Kelchion and his two men the spice he promised; and laughs about how the more spice they take, the more they become addicted, even in the after life, forever doomed to crave more and more, for all eternity, never satisfied.
The second story is a focus on Nightwind. It begins with Nightwind escaping from Castle Dracus. Once her escape is noticed, one of the men rushes up to their Sensei to report that Nightwind has escaped. However, the Sensei is calm and explains, as he walks out to the porch and lets loose a hunting hawk, that she is like the bird; she is a useful hunter, and must set them free for them to hunt; and if they come back, then she will be in their service, and his teachings would have mattered.
On the streets, Nightwind calls after a man, who turns. She asks for his forgiveness, believing he was someone else (all the while snatching his purse full of coins). She steals a change of clothes and makes her way to a tavern, where she witnesses all kinds of debauchery. One of the men offers her a “job” to make some coin. She breaks his hand and flees and runs into Jurrik – her father, who had beaten her as a child. She feels the animistic urge in her to kill her father; but she follows him home, and sees that he is in desperately sad shape, barely able to even see, and an alcoholic mess. She finds that knowing he is useless and suffering is enough to sedate her revenge, and leaves. She returns to Castle Dracus, just as the hunting hawk returns to the Sensei.
Keeping the tradition of an unusual story, the third story focuses on someone that has no bearing or mention in any of the Adventurers books. The story focuses on Lord Sabbath, the Duelist, who has been summoned by Baron Morcar to defend his honor against Duke Benlek. Lord Sabbath duels against Kelori, and during the duel explains that the nation of Corwyn had once belong to his family; and that their lands and estate all vanished one night, 25 years ago, during the first civil troubles, and that his father – a man who trusted what was then, a dear friend, fell to an assassin’s dagger, and that only Lord Sabbath had escaped the assassinations.With that Lord Sabbath disarms Kelori, with Kelori’s sword landing near Baron Morcar. Lord Sabbath tells Baron Morcar to pick up the blade, and when Baron Morcar asks why (as he picks up the blade), Lord Sabbath shoves his blade through Baron Morcar and explains, “Because I do not like to kill unarmed men.” He then goes on to explain to Kelori and Benlek that it was Baron Morcar who was responsible for his father’s death, and he had avenged him.
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