Ambition Is Evil: Oh where to start! Meliadus, Shenegar Trott, Baron Kalan.Always Chaotic Evil: While this trope isn't normally applied to humans, the Dark Empire surely must count.All Hail the Great God Mickey!: Granbretan, at least, has a pantheon of gods, including a quartet named Jhone, Jhorg, Phowl, and Rhunga.He can also kick your arse seven different ways. Agent Peacock: Huillam D'Averc is a fastidious, louche hypochondriac with excellent dress sense.Of course this doesn't stop him from later threatening what he perceives to be a child. He's shown to be witty, self deprecating and dismissive of the more obviously evil Meliadus. Affably Evil: Shenegar Trott is shown to be somewhat eccentric by Granbretanian standards, what with belonging to no order and taking his mask off in public.This sets off a quest both to remove the infernal device implanted in him by the Empire and to find the legendary Runestaff, which can help restore the balance of power.ĭorian's story is told in a tetralogy and a trilogy: Hawkmoon, whose own land was recently conquered, has to struggle with what has happened to him as a prisoner of that regime, and strives to help one of the few holdout nations, the Karmarg, ruled by Count Brass. Dorian lives in a far-future Earth that has rebuilt itself after the Tragic Millennium, but is being taken over by the brutal Dark Empire of Granbretan. Chronicling the adventures of Dorian Hawkmoon, Duke of Köln and another one of Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion incarnations.
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