Over the years, we've had many projects come and go.  At one time, we actually had five novels in production all at once telling various tales of Baeg Tobar and being posted on one of our site incarnations.  The Unmade Man, by Daniel Tyler Gooden, is our first actual novel.  Daniel has been working on this book since nearly the beginning of Baeg Tobar, so it has gone through a lot of changes, tweaks, and edits over the years (and I'm not joking when I say years).  As of right now, this novel is complete, has been fully edited, and will have a chapter posted every other week, alternating with a short story, relevant to the current issues in The Torn God.

When we were discussing the direction of the world and what we wanted to do with the launch of the new site, we decided that we wanted to try to tie all our content together in some way.  We felt that the content that we were releasing should all be tied together in such a way that it would give our readers a sense of consistency.  Hence, The Unmade Man has become a prelude to our webcomic, The Torn God.  You don't have to read one or the other to enjoy them, but reading them both will give you insight into the other. So we would encourage you to read them both.

The Unmade Man will feature a piece of artwork by Scott Godlewski and myself (Jeremy D. Mohler) every other week.

Synopsis
For Boruin, the past is simply dark. There is a ribbon of runes that turns across his body. He cannot read them, but they hold strange magics, too dangerous to use unknown. There is nothing in his mind before waking on the Nefazo Trade Highway thirty years past.

The woman standing above him on the deserted road offers her own mysteries. Wraethe is moon-driven, awake under Diun’s shine and dead to the world during the day. Her temper and lust for blood often places her near the edge of chaos and mindless rage. Though a killer by trade, there is still heat in Wraethe's heart, no matter how deeply hidden.

A Mana’Olai assassin and short grave robber complete the small band that works across the jungle borders of Nefazo. Sometime thieves, bodyguards, strong-arms, diplomats, the crew honors what contracts pay. Boruin’s band has done well–until they meet the child.

The acquisition of the boy has turned Boruin back to his long unanswered questions. The quiet boy’s eyes are sharp, seeing the shifting tattoos where others see nothing. His touch turns them down Boruin’s arms and brings the spells to life. Where is this boy from? Who contracted Boruin to bring him out of the deep jungle? Why does he seem to know so much about that which is hidden?

All other obligations are disregarded as Boruin turns back to his past. Contracts are broken, friendships are pulled apart, and lives are lost to discover the man that was once unmade.

We hope you enjoy our first official novel!

Jeremy D. Mohler
Owner and Art Director