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Pre Armageddon
The adventures in Medieval Spawn Witchblade.

Good Guys
Read all about Ramat's team of Avatars.

The Bad Guys
Read about Matthew Royale and his helpers.

Cover gallery
All the covers so far

Image gallery
Some images from the first issues

The Story so far
What has happened so far

The Issue Guide
Short recaps of the first issues

Future issues
What will happen in the near future

Original Art
Check out Brando's black and white pencils

Links
Topcow and Arcanum links

Brando Checklist
What has Brandon Peterson done before Arcanum.

E-Mail
Mail the webmaster

The Origin of Arcanum

Arcanum's backstory has its origins 800 years ago, as chronicled in the Medieval Spawn/Witchblade mini-series. It dates back to Matthew Royale, a human magician. Royale had vision and a plan. He manipulated Lord Cardinale, the possessor of the power of the Darkness at that time, to invade the realm of Faerie. Offering his services and advice to Cardinale in exchange for resources and support, Royale talked the warlord into invading the realm of Faerie, where a treasure-trove of magical artifacts and weapons are stockpiled. Once there, Royale used an artifact to discover the date the apocalypse would begin: OCT 2, 1996.

After Cardinale was decapitated, Royale stole his head, which still has a little of the Darkness' energy. Since the Darkness grants immortality to its host, Royale has been feeding the head small bits of magic over the years and draining off that immortality.

Continued in "The story so far".