Posts Tagged ‘IDU’

Update from Gabriel’s Book Tour Gabriel is on a media tour now, promoting his book IDU: Existential Threat. This evening I waited for him much longer than usual after wrapping up Paradise Lost, contemplating my strategy, then he suddenly dropped out of the sky and handed me the latest issue of Afterlife magazine. “I remember you,” he…

Songs of Cupid record album by Ichor I found this rare and wonderful vinyl at the IDU Record Shop upstairs from the Second Reliquary of Purgatory. The album includes the unforgettable hit single “Hover Over You” as well as the very danceable “Like an Arrow.” And the prolific Ichor’s timeless “Ugly as Sin” has a mix…

Attention Abominations! Are you tired of shuffling toward human intruders, aggressively grunting, only to be dispatched with a casual vanilla arrow or shield backhand? Are you sick of awkwardly falling down in a puff of Unholy Wind, or staggering around pathetically after a minor flesh wound? Do you dream of focusing your power, then uncoiling…

Archery Tips for Cupids by Ichor After Ichor the Cupid became embedded in a floor structure during a teleport accident in Paradise Lost long ago, he suffered through a lengthy period of recuperation. To while away the painful inactivity, he began making notes about his years of repetitive spawning only to fire off an arrow…

Season Four Raiments IDU Style feature in Afterlife Timed to coincide with the beginning of IDU Season Four, Afterlife magazine published a sartorial special issue. As the cover model, Conrad the Relentless wears the new raiments well, pairing his signature red-robed archer statement with leather arm bracers in a pierced-heart motif that echoes the shoulder embroidery flowing from…

The Disco of Death in Paradise Lost During a recent visit to PL on a quest for the elusive Crittenton book about orphans, I stopped into the Disco to have a drink and shake a leg with the locals. I bribed Archie the doorman to let me bring in a camera, and filmed our friends…

The Dance of Death (featuring the late Noppera-bo XII, Neophyte of Purgatory-1 Toxophilite Order) “Hello, Neophyte, are you prepared to engage in battle?” “These are fascinating and strong stones, with which this wall has been skillfully constructed.” “Well, that may be true… but I am carrying unlimited Arrows of Vanilla as well as a dozen Cataclysms…

Notice to Cupids re Teleport Tolerance Issues Please note that careless errors in teleport coordinates can result in your body becoming partially embedded in walls or ceilings. This is not only embarrassing and painful, but it also leaves you exposed to torment, summary execution, or having your naked butt shared on the human “Face Book.”…

IDU: Existential Threat by Gabriel the Fallen This is a new book by Gabriel, exploring the complex implications of his experiences with humanity in the context of Paradise Lost. On the surface, the text first appears to be a tale of depression, repeated attacks, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, agonizing injuries, and tempests to the head.…