Whip of the Shade

Lore Item

This item is important to Hollow's lore and history. It is held oocly by Meri . As as lore item, the terms of ownership for this item are different than from a custom item made for a particular player.

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Whip of the Shade - (Weapon-missile)

Creator: The Order of the Shade

Last Known Owner: Lost, & Awaiting Discovery

Description:

The word whip is a misnomer, as the instrument is actually an ancient riding crop used by dandy drow when riding lizards. It is made of braided black leather, and the butt of the hilt bears the symbol of the Order of the Shade. The whip gives the wielder the ability to command low-powered, low-intelligence undead creatures that are not owned by another necromancer.

History:

The whip’s genesis is shrouded in mythology, peppered with historical fact backed by little evidence. As the legend goes, over 2,000 years ago, when the matriarchal grip on power was enjoying its lengthy peak, the five male mages of the first five houses began experimenting in the art of necromancy. They met in secret and called themselves The Order of the Shade. For several decades The Order remained a secret from the Matrons, but eventually the mages’ growing power inspired plots to usurp the Matron’s power, and their bold ambitions exposed them to discovery. The first five Matrons publicly burned the mages alive, then hung their corpses from spider silk cocoons over their estate’s grand entrances as a warning to the drow public. As the corpses swung from the stalactites above, rumor spread like faerie fire on the ground below. It was whispered that before the Matrons intervened, the mages had created a magical set of five items. Through the corrupting influence of the undead being, Caluss, these items held the capacity to change an individual into a Wraith- in the instance all 5 were collected. Yet, once Caluss was defeated, his Necrotic influence was dispersed from the items, leaving their enchantments faded- waiting for a worthy successor to reignite even a vestige of their former glory.

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Alleged Set: The most convincing lore and evidence, for those inclined to believe this myth, points to the following as the full set.

The first forged the Signet of the Shade, a signet ring bearing the seal of the Order of the Shade.

The second item is the Brooch of the Shade, used to clasp a piwafwi at the base of the throat.

The third enchanted the Boots of the Shade.

The fourth blessed the Whip of the Shade, but in truth the whip is a riding crop used when mounting lizards for sport, a practice which today has fallen out of fashion.

The final, and rumoured most powerful, mage chose to enchant the Crown of the Shade.