Quite a few people have asked if Malkazore is based on Bolon Yokte K'uh - the Mayan Lord of the Underworld. As you may know, there has been quite a lot of hype surrounding the date: 21st December 2012. This is when the Mayan calander, which can be read from the carvings on the 500-year-old Aztec Sun Stone, predicts the end of a major cycle, brought about by the aforementioned demon.  As many people now know, this date also happens to co-incide with some major astrological events. The Earth and Sun will come into alignment with the super-massive Black Hole at the centre of our Galaxy (which happens every 26,000 years); the Earth will complete a full Precession of the Equinoxes (which happens every 26,000 years); there will be a double Solstice Alignment (which happens every 13,000 years); and there will be a Solar Maximum (which happens every 11 years). Some claim that the gravitational effects caused by the alignment with the super-massive Black Hole, which the Mayans referred to as Hunab Ku, could cause a Pole Shift on Earth. The Earth would acquire a new North and South Pole, causing the current polar ice caps, which would now be out of position, to melt, resulting in a super-deluge. This galactic alignment could also amplify the forthcoming Solar Maximum, resulting in an electromagnetic storm of such magnitude the planet would be without electricity for some time. Anyway, to cut a long story short, there is indeed a link between Malkazore and Bolon Yokte K'uh; and a little more can be ascertained if one studies his name. "Mal", for instance, comes from the Latin word malus (evil); "ka" from the Egyptian word ka (spirit); and "azore" refers to the famous archipelago that was named after the bird of prey, the goshawk, and which forms part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Refer to the writings of American congressman Ignatius Donnelly for further clues, although more shall be revealled in the forthcoming Chronicles of Peralucia series...