Darken

Darken is a webcomic set in a Dungeons and Dragons style fantasy world, featuring a cast of morally ambiguous or outright evil characters. Since July 2006 it has been a member of Keenspot but before then was originally a member of Comicgenesis since its creation in December 2003.

History
The comic begins party way through an actual role playing game, in which the author participated, and the comic owes much of the character depth to this fact. Originally the group consisted of Gort and Jill, but also a Necromancer named Jakira, an Elf named Eldibar, and a mage named Mermandimus. At the time the comic starts all of the others had left or were killed, most noticeably, another character named Deimos. He was originally "meant" to be the leader of the group but Gort saw a moment of weakness and murdered him, taking his gauntlet that was a symbol of his power. This is what we see Gort wearing during the start.

Mink joined the group later along with Casper and the comic starts with the meeting of Komiyan and we see later, Michaelus join. Several of the game's players may be found on the forum

Plot
The comic begins with Gort being summoned before the arch-devil Mephistopheles. Gort made a pact with him that would allow him to defeat his then nemesis, Leon. After completion of this, Mephistopheles wanted the return on the pact. He requested Gort's servitude, and gave him the quest of bring to him three sacred artifacts of evil. Upon obtaining this quest, Gort was returned to the material plane, and just so happened to fall into path of a Drow, named Komiyan, that just so happened to be going through a hard time.

And so, we meet the rest of the cast who are also Gort's companions, but as he likes to refer to them, minions. Little does he realise, however, that each companion has a reason for following him; each secretly wants the regalia of evil for themselves for one reason or another.

Gort has a proven track record of killing anyone and everyone that crosses him, therefore, on the way we can expect lots of destruction, betrayal and death.

Cast

 * Gort, an arrogant tyrant, resurrected after making a pact with the devil Mephistopheles.
 * Komiyan, a cowardly but loyal drow soldier who fled his home town as Gort's "unpaid goon" after murdering its military leader and the head of the priesthood.
 * Mink, half dragon and high priestess of the church of Hextor, which the forces of light deem heretical.
 * Casper, sneak thief, assassin, and former bartender.
 * Jill, the traitorous and manipulative, but very stylish Duchess of Avron.
 * Michaelus, a werebear and former town guardsman.
 * Zathras, an alleged diplomat and self-proclamed "thinking expert".