“Men knew no desolate man ‘till they greeted the aged Shade; an eldritch blight that afflicts the very core of man, elf, orc, and dwarf; descendants of Rilath’s heritage although unlike He, the very first to conquer the Shadow, they have fallen far from their path except two; the forefathers of their infamous Coven. Solace escapes the man who succumbs to the Betrayers plight for power - they are of His offspring, the inbred taint that now scorches the unfortunate man. They are, after all, Shades