Polish Ghetto
Chieftain
Creation:As Veldri was slowly burned away by Aadora and the sun in during the struggle for Ulciscor, the darkness crept across the Bedroefdheid. It began to pull its essence together and knit a form powerful enough to force the sun from the sky. However, Veldri was defeated to the south and forced to retreat underground. Aadora looked at the desert it had created and then noticed the rest of Sunfane was without light and the darkness was gathering. The being Aadora quickly moved north and in his rage, quickly smote the darkness. Rather than fight a losing battle, the darkness disassembled and fled. However, some pieces of the dark being were too invested and could not abandon Sunfane. Aadora took a sliver of light and thrust it deep into each of these dark remnants before leaving Bedroefdheid. For Several years the tortured bits of darkness wandered the marsh in agony until finally Veldri was restored from his defeat at Ulciscor and returned to Bedroefdheid. Being a deity of both the darkness and Aadora, Veldri taught the specters how to accept their internal turmoil. The specters chose to call themselves the Grey Shards and pledged to protect the Bedroefdheid, and Veldri, from enemies.
Grey Shards: Beings of darkness and light, the Grey Shards are little more than shades. However, they have learned how to create and possess constructs. The most common Grey Shards now appear as golems of clay, mud, and marsh reeds while some of the more powerful creatures have also learned to weave pine, stone, and some minerals into their hosts. Grey Shards’ golems are powerful but may be destroyed like any other construct. The Grey Shards themselves are much more elusive and resilient. Some of the elders have learned to put their foes to sleep or leech their energy but most prefer simply to retreat and recreate their golem form. Fire is perhaps the greatest fear of the Grey Shard in shade form and is capable of dissolving them completely. Few shades ever recover from dissolution as it requires immense will power and even if they do reform it frequently only lasts until they have completed the task that brought them back together. Grey Shards have no need for food or water, instead “feeding” their golems natural resources to repair damage or grow it. The shades themselves require no sustenance, however absorbing the energy or blood of enemies allows them to grow stronger.
Grey Shards: Beings of darkness and light, the Grey Shards are little more than shades. However, they have learned how to create and possess constructs. The most common Grey Shards now appear as golems of clay, mud, and marsh reeds while some of the more powerful creatures have also learned to weave pine, stone, and some minerals into their hosts. Grey Shards’ golems are powerful but may be destroyed like any other construct. The Grey Shards themselves are much more elusive and resilient. Some of the elders have learned to put their foes to sleep or leech their energy but most prefer simply to retreat and recreate their golem form. Fire is perhaps the greatest fear of the Grey Shard in shade form and is capable of dissolving them completely. Few shades ever recover from dissolution as it requires immense will power and even if they do reform it frequently only lasts until they have completed the task that brought them back together. Grey Shards have no need for food or water, instead “feeding” their golems natural resources to repair damage or grow it. The shades themselves require no sustenance, however absorbing the energy or blood of enemies allows them to grow stronger.
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