Creator: Alejandro “Al-X” Melchor
Date began: November 2nd, 2002
Update schedule: Weekly. Mondays if possible
Genre: Fantasy
Contact: nahast (AT) coyotzin.net

NAHAST: Derrexi Tzelan, eldest daughter of one of Solerne’s top Noble Houses, arrives to the city of Beldatz under orders from the Empress. Her mission, as she is aware of it, is to train a detachment of Hawk Maidens, an elite female warrior order, from the local girls in preparation for the Festival of New Dawn. What she does not know is that she is to be the wildcard in the struggle between the city’s political and supernatural factions, a conflict that unbeknownst to its players, has a deep relationship to the spiritual well-being of the Empire. Derrexi will find many allies and foes, both hidden and in plain view, as she strives to understand herself and the nature of the gods of Nahast and their eternal war.

Nahast is a full fantasy world inspired by the myths and histories of Asia and Mesoamerica, given a personal touch with characters just trying to make sense of their fates and their roles in the 5th Age of the world. The comic is one third of the overall Nahast project, along with its sister sites Nahast: Chronicles of the 5th Age which contains serialized fiction about different characters in different parts of the world and periods of history in the world, and Nahast: Heroes and Legends, which is a combination of travel encyclopedia and role-playing game campaign setting.

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