Gaia

Solved thanks to our reader K. Asay! The song is Forever and Ever by famous composer Jeremy Soule from the obscure XBox game Azurik: Rise of Perathia. Can someone identify this lovely instrumental piano piece? I’ve always wanted to know its source. It was almost certainly contained in a music package for Neverwinter Nights 1 […]

Unfortunately, there’ll be only one update next week. Viviana: Noooo. Eldor: Aaah! Eldor: Hmm… did it work? Eldor: I expected something… more dramatic, but– Lilith: Thirteen, Eldor.

Eldor: I don’t know. I thought you already wouldn’t survive the soul extraction. So maybe you’ll even survive the destruction of the soul sphere. Eldor: Did you hear? Better keep your fingers crossed for Lili! Maybe it’ll help… Eldor: All right, then… Viviana: Hmpf! Hmpf! HMPF!! Eldor: You want to say something? Viviana: Lili, do […]

Eldor: Yes, it worked! Eldor: “Get a drink at the Bhaal?” Lilith: I’ve always suspected that Niko’s Strict Order is much more effective against confused victims. So I came up with a completely nonsensical sentence. Eldor: Good to know. Eldor: All right, let’s go! Lilith: Where are we going? Eldor: To the Void! Lilith: The […]

Here is a diagram that shows how often the main and supporting characters of Gaia appeared in each year. Note that there were only 28 pages in 2011. You can click on the images for larger versions. Number of new pages per year: 2011: 28 (incl. 1 cover) 2012: 96 (incl. 1 cover) 2013: 86 […]

Lilith: I’m not able to break through Ilias’ mental barrier. His mind isn’t weakened enough yet. Eldor: Too bad… for him. Lilith: Sit down! Viviana: Hmpf! Lilith: Ilias, listen to me! Lilith: I’m going to get a drink at the Bhaal. Will you come along? Ilias: What? Eldor: Huh? Viviana: ??? Lilith: Ilias, I command […]

Ryn: Hchh Hchh Eldor: He carried out my order without hesitation. Very good. Lilith: I expected nothing else. Eldor: Go ahead with the others! Caption: Five minutes later. Lilith: Ilias, wake up! Lilith: Ilias, I command you to obey all of Eldor’s orders until the shield around the Source has been destroyed! Ilias: What, why?! […]

Eldor: Where is San? Lilith: She returned to Gaia. In Viviana’s shadow realm. Eldor: Why did you stay in the Sanctuary? Lilith: The door slammed shut when we were about to leave, and I couldn’t open it again. Eldor: Strange… But let’s talk about it later. Eldor: Ryn, these two prisoners– Ryn: Yes? Eldor: They […]

Eldor: Hmm, yes, that seems to have worked! Eldor: Tell your friends to obey all my orders until the shield around the Source has been destroyed! Lilith: Ryn, wake up! Ilias: Lili, what are you doing?! Lilith: Ilias, don’t you see that this is the only way to save your lives?! Ilias: But– ZZZ Lilith: […]

The Zodiac 340, the second-most famous unsolved encrypted message after the Voynich Manuscript, has been deciphered by code breakers David Oranchak (USA), Sam Blake (Australia) and Jarl Van Eycke (Belgium)!

Eldor: It is. But I never found it particularly useful. Even a child can resist it. Lilith: I don’t think my friends would offer much resistance. Eldor: Not much, but enough. Even in their state. Lilith: Not if I cast the spell. Eldor: Since when are you versed in red magic? Lilith: I stumbled upon […]

There will probably be only one update per week until the end of the year. I’m feeling extremely exhausted after a year that wasn’t easy for a lot of us. Lilith: You can have it… if you save my friends. Eldor: I don’t think you’re in a position to make any demands. Eldor: Who knows […]

Endgame. Eldor: Huh…? Viviana: … Water. Eldor: Looks like the tables have turned, Viviana! Viviana: Hmpf! Eldor: The crystal sphere, Lili!

Elfish fighter: We have reclaimed the Crystal Fortress. Eldor: Good job! Eldor: Hmmm… Kali: Does HE still have trouble opening the door? Eldor: No, that’s not the point. I just wonder what’s waiting for me in there. Viviana has surely come up with something again! Eldor: We need an elaborate defense strategy! Caption: Hours later. […]

Secretary: Miss Caillean and her companions entered the Sanctuary three days ago. Eldor: Where are they now? Secretary: We believe that they’re still there. Eldor: Really?! That’s strange… Eldor: Are all systems operational? Kali: Yes, master. Eldor: Very good! Tomorrow, we’ll get the soul sphere, and then we’ll light the time suspension shield on fire! […]

Elfish engineer: Master Olenvis…! Elfish engineer: We knew you’d make it! Elfish engineer: The dragons broke through the Mythal, but we–

Viviana: HELP!! Can anybody hear us?! Viviana: Help…! We’re dying… Lilith: Vivi, you need to calm down. My sleeping spell won’t work otherwise. Ilias: It’s gonna be all right, Vivi. Lilith: I’m waiting for you, Master…

Student: Master Langford, where can I find the book “A Critical Analysis of Non-Periodic Redstream Spells”? Grimbald Langford: Follow me! Grimbald Langford: Huh? Grimbald Langford: What in Bhaal‘s– Student: Which book is that, Master Langford? Grimbald Langford: A very dangerous one, “On the Manipulation of the Mind by Means of Bhaalstream Spells” by Hastor Öhmlund. […]

I’ve received enough applications already. Please don’t apply anymore! As you may know, the Gaia anthology will be supplemented by a making-of book. The book is now almost finished and already in a pretty good shape in my opinion. I’m now looking for an editor, who must be a native speaker, to give it a […]

Gaia will be updated in a reduced rate until the end of the story, mostly due to the ongoing work on The Complete Gaia anthology. But I will try to update it twice a week at least occasionally. Ilias: It’s no use. The whole room is surrounded by rock. Caption: A few hours later. Alissa: […]

Unfortunately, Gaia will only update once a week in the next weeks. Viviana: What do we do now?! Lilith: If we could somehow transfer the soul energy back into my body, I’d probably be able to do more. Ilias: But how do we do that? Lilith: No idea. Ryn: Maybe we have to return the […]

Alissa: The door! It’s closed again! Viviana: That’s not good! Not good at all! Viviana: Nothing! Viviana: Lili, can you open the door?! Lilith: Let me try! Lilith: RAAHRR! Lilith: I can’t make it work! Viviana: No no no no no…

Lilith: HAAAAH Ryn: Lili, are you all right? Lilith: I’m… I’m okay. Lilith: It was just such an overwhelming sensation. Ilias: Let’s go! The faster we’re back in Greendew, the better!

Lilith: Ryn, it’s hard to put into words how irresponsible and– Ryn: Look what I found in the Source! Lilith: Dear Gaia! Alissa: You found it! Viviana: We did it! We really did it! Lilith: Let’s not celebrate too early. The sphere isn’t in Greendew yet. Alissa: I hope Savos’ wizards will find a way […]

This is one of my favorite pages of the year. I hope you like it too. Ryn: Hey, guys, watch this! Lilith: Ryn?! What are you doing there? Ryn: It’s super easy to walk on the wall or ceiling of this room! Ryn: You can even… Uh-oh– Lilith: Ryn!? Ryn: Outta the way! Alissa: AUGH! […]

Unfortunately, there’ll be only one new page next week.

Sorry, there will be only one update this week. I hope we’ll be able to update twice next week again.

Viviana: The door! Are you really sure that the Source is behind it? Lilith: Yes. Ilias: Fabius, no one may enter this wing of the Shadowkeep as long as the door is open! Fabius: Yes, sir! Lilith: Vivi, the honor of opening the door to the Source is all yours. Viviana: All right.

Lilith: We need to go on! Viviana: Do we have to look for enemies or traps? Lilith: No. Viviana: Wait! Signpost: Useless teleporters Viviana: We’re in the Shadowkeep?! The whole nightmare… for nothing?! Lilith: No, not for nothing. Our trip through the shadow realm prepared our minds… Viviana: For what? Lilith: … Opening the door […]

Lilith: Do you remember when you suddenly saw five copies of me in Vis? I told you that it was just another blueshift, but that was a lie. In truth, I created clones of myself. Lilith: They were, of course, much weaker than my true self. But strong enough to guide the others safely through […]

Viviana: But why?! She… she barely knew me! Ilias: Apart from San and Lili, none of us would have stood a chance against the shadow creatures. Ilias: When we saw that you weren’t going to make it, she went without hesitation. She’s a real heroine! Viviana: I… I… I… set her up during my speech! […]

Viviana: Why not?! Lilith: No one has ever succeeded in leaving the shadow realm created by the mind of another person. Lilith: San can’t walk through the door. And there’s no other exit. Lilith: Hundreds of these shadow creatures will be attacking her. She’s probably returned to Gaia by now… Viviana: San is dead… Ilias: […]

Ilias, Ryn and Alissa: Vivi! Viviana: Ilias…! Viviana: It was so horrible! Ilias: I know. Viviana: Quick! We need to help San! A whole army of shadow monsters was after her! Viviana: What are you waiting for?! The portal may not stay open much longer! Lilith: We can’t help her, Vivi.

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San: Huuh! Viviana: San! San: The door! Go through it! As fast as you can! Viviana: Wait! I’ll help you! San: No! I can handle them myself! Viviana: But… San: The door, Viviana! Quick!

Viviana: More of them are coming! San: Don’t worry! We‘re almost there! Viviana: How do we open the door? San: You just have to press your hand against it. Viviana: Watch out, San! San: Stay right behind me!

Viviana: San, I can’t go on! My legs hurt so much! San: Let me have a look. San: Better? Viviana: Yes! Thank you! San: Look around every now and then! These beasts like to attack from behind! Viviana: Will the others come too? San: No. Lilith needs to conserve her energy. Viviana: And the others? […]

San: Rise and shine, sleepyhead! Viviana: Huh? San: Come with me. Viviana: San…? You live?! San: Of course I do! Viviana: But I saw a demon ramming his sword into you! San: That was just a doppelgänger, a fragment of your imagination. Viviana: My imagination? Does that mean… the others live too? San: That’s right. […]

I’ve made an important decision regarding the artwork drawn by other artists: I will put the drawings into the making-of book Gaia: sic mundus creatus est instead of the anthology The Complete Gaia. Because of this, Gaia: sic mundus creatus est will also be printed in color instead of black-and-white as initially planned. This will […]

Viviana: I can’t go on… Viviana: I failed… I tried everything… But I failed… Viviana: This is the end… Viviana: … The end.

Viviana: Gaia, please help me! Viviana: Please…