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== [[The War of Blood and Shadow]] == Both the [[Raven Hand]] and [[Dardante]] tried to summon Grael and get him under their control.<ref name=BoundFalatacot>2006/04 [[Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands]] - [[Translated Bound Falatacot Fragment]]</ref><ref name=ShiningRunesRollout>2006/04 [[Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands]] - [[Announcements - 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands#Rollout Article]]</ref><ref name=ElderSpiritsTable>2006/04 [[Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands]] - [[Translated Elder Spirits Tablet]]</ref> King [[Varicci II]] is interested in knowledge about Grael and his power only as far as it would help the war against [[New Aluvia]], [[Dardante]] has no such inhibitions, and wants to know everything there is about Grael.<ref>2005/12 [[Through Sacrifice, Strength]] - [[Announcements - 2005/12 - Through Sacrifice, Strength#Rollout Article|Rollout Article]]</ref> [[Dardante]] was led to believe by a [[Bound Falatacot|Falatacot that he summoned and bound]] that he could achieve the same power as Grael, without making the same dark bargain that Grael made. <ref name=BoundFalatacot>2006/04 [[Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands]] - [[Translated Bound Falatacot Fragment]]</ref> High Archon [[Lucane Kraest]] of the [[Raven Hand]] got a vision of a presence of a being not unlike his master, the Hopeslayer. and in the hope to find an ally or a puppet to control, he destroyed the first of the crystals, hidden by the Dericost in the [[Nightmare Gate]] on [[Caul]].<ref name=KraestJournal>2005/08 [[Friend and Foe]] - [[Journal of High Archon Kraest]]</ref> Kraest believes Grael imprisoned, while in fact he is only asleep.<ref name=ShiningRunesRollout>2006/04 [[Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands]] - [[Announcements - 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands#Rollout Article]]</ref> [[Pontifex Maegris]] of the Raven Hand and the [[Ordina Rossu Morta]] under the leadership of [[Dardante]] decided to cooperate and initiate a summoning ritual <ref name=DarkestTeaser> 2006/06 - [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Announcements - 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2006/06 - [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Journal of Maegris]]</ref><ref>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Herren's Orders]] </ref><ref>2006/04 - [[Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands]] - [[Translated Elder Spirits Tablet]]</ref><ref>2006/07 - [[Toward Ancient Shores]] - [[Toward Ancient Shores#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]] </ref> Because of suspected treason, the Raven Hand decided to perform the ritual without the help of [[Dardante]]<ref>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Intercepted Note]]</ref><ref>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Pheraion's Notes]] </ref><ref name=DarkestTeaser> 2006/06 - [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Announcements - 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref>, even though the outcome might fail catastrophically without Count Dardante there to guide.<ref>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Lost Messenger#Lore&Dialog]] </ref><ref> 2006/06 - [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Archmage Aigonne's Notes]]</ref> Possibly only [[Dardante]] knows the summoning involves sacrifices.<ref name=ShiningRunesRollout>2006/04 [[Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands]] - [[Announcements - 2006/04 - Shining Runes and Shadowed Hands#Rollout Article]]</ref> [[Isin Dule]] finds out about the activities of the [[Raven Hand]], notably [[High Archon Kraest]], trying to summon Grael and orders his forces to interfere.<ref name=IsinInstructions>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Isin Dule's Instructions]]</ref> Grael got released, see [[Announcements - 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths#Video|From the Darkest Depths Teaser Video]] for a summary of the events leading up to this as seen by [[Dardante]]. The summoning of Grael did not go as planned<ref name=DarkestTeaser> 2006/06 - [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Announcements - 2006/06 - From the Darkest Depths#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref>, and both [[Pontifex Maegris]] and Dardante's main assistant, [[Archmage Aigonne]], were turned into shadows.<ref>2006/06 - [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Grael's Summoning Chamber#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> The experiments with Grael having gone awry, Grael became now [[Dardante]]'s master instead of the other way around. <ref> 2006/08 - [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Shattering the Dark#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref>. Dardante, being corrupted by Grael, was turned into a Shadow. When [[Isin Dule]] cannot prevent Grael from being summoned, he calls in the help of the Isparians to rise the [[Dark Isle]]<ref>2006/06 [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[From the Darkest Depths#Soul Crystal of the Dark Isle|Soul Crystal of the Dark Isle Live Event]]</ref> and to prevent the [[Dark Isle]] from being sunk again.<ref>2006/06 [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Raising Grael's Island#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> Preceded by invasions of the Derethian towns by Shadows during the [[From the Darkest Depths]] patch<ref>2006/07 [[Toward Ancient Shores]] - [[Announcements - 2006/07 - Toward Ancient Shores#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]</ref><ref>2006/06 [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Grael's Shadow Lieutenant#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>, a breach was made for Grael's main contingent near [[Arwic]], lead by the [[Makkar]].<ref>2006/06 [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Shadow Breach Quest#Lore & Dialog]]</ref><ref>2006/06 [[From the Darkest Depths]] - [[Translation of the Torn Letter]]</ref> Grael and his Mukkir minions rampaged around Dereth, invading towns such as [[Rithwic]].<ref>2006/08 [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Announcements - 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark#Letter to the Players|Letter to the Players]]</ref> Grael's forces also besiege [[Asheron]] in his castle, but with the help of the [[Isparian]]s, get defeated.<ref>2006/07 [[Toward Ancient Shores]] - [[Toward Ancient Shores#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref>2006/07 [[Toward Ancient Shores]] - [[Carraida's Avenger]]</ref> He was finally defeated by splitting him in three aspects by destroying the [[White Totem]] on the [[Halaetan Isles]] (Ruschk Aspect)<ref>2006/08 [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Splitting Grael (Low)#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>, the [[Black Totem]] on [[Caul]] (Shadow Aspect)<ref>2006/08 [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Splitting Grael (Mid)#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>, and the [[Abyssal Totem]] on [[Dark Isle]] (Mukkir Aspect)<ref>2006/08 [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Splitting Grael (High)#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>. [[Oswald]] brought the [[Ordina Rossu Morta]] and [[Whispering Blade]] together to fight against Grael.<ref>2007/09 [[Dark Materials]] - [[Announcements - 2007/09 - Dark Materials#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> Queen [[Elysa]] and King [[Varicci II]] decided to cooperate and slay each one of those aspects separately.<ref>2006/09 [[Come What Follows]] - [[Come What Follows#Town Crier Rumors|Town Crier Rumors]]</ref><ref>2006/08 [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Solclaim#Unique Globals]]</ref> These three aspects, the [[Ruschk Aspect of Grael]], the [[Shadow Aspect of Grael]] and the [[Mukkir Aspect of Grael]] can be found in their respective dungeons for the [[Aspect of Grael Quests]]. Their is still a risk that Grael might overcome the splitting into three Aspects. The Ruschk are looking for a Totem, the [[Black Spear Ice Totem]], which could strengthen Grael and amass the power to possibly disrupt the separation of Grael into containable Aspects.<ref name=BlackSpearTotemLore>2006/10 [[Dance of the Dead]] - [[The Black Spear Ice Totem#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>
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