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"The unusual dark steel of my blades, the shadows I work in and for, for these I earned my name. If you need to be found, it will be me you will meet…"   -Shadow Blade Note: This is fan fiction that may, or may not be canon to the official lore. Imagine these maxims simply as works of embellished storytelling.

"The darkness of the late hour instantly grew deeper and colder in its presence, oppressive and impenetrable. All light appeared to be consumed as the being known as Shadow Lantern approached. Was it a physical entity? A wraith? It was impossible to tell in the blinding dark. Panicked screams shot out, as the cold grip of night took hold. The voices, much like the light, were quickly smothered.   Only the shard could penetrate the pitch-black cloak, but its emerald glow revea

"The Mortem….The Oath, none of these matter. All that matters is gold and those I imprisoned for it. That is power, not false hopes and fairy tales." -The Gilded Warden Note: This is fan fiction that may, or may not be canon to the official lore. Imagine these maxims simply as works of embellished storytelling.

"The Mortem are a great power, but all that power means nothing to a silent blade, a well placed arrow, or a whisper." - Pale Ember Note: This is fan fiction that may, or may not be canon to the official lore. Imagine these maxims simply as works of embellished storytelling.

"I bring dark tidings this night. The Mortem King rises. Choir'mourn march under the fouled moon. Do you feel the drumming yet? No? Good. When you do, and this rhythm will call upon your bones, fear not – it is a choice to follow in death...or to fight with every last scrap of your soul."   ~ Oathbound Herald, Warning at the Gates Note: This is fan fiction that may, or may not be canon to the official lore. Imagine these maxims simply as works of embellished storytelling.

A quote from a mysterious night wanderer.

Calden’s blood awakened the green shard, filling him with radiant song. As the Mortem slaughtered the village, a Choir’mourn seized him, only to be obliterated by the shard’s light. The cursed armor crawled onto Calden, reshaping him into something ancient. Rising from ash, Corthanis drew his blade and roared for vengeance.

Ashen Oath: The Shattering, is the first telling of the rise of Mortem. It's a tragic story of one queen's desire to sustain peace, that cost her peoples freedom.