The Queen's Shadows
They call them the Queen's shadows, the ones she calls on when only the way of the night is left to her. They are her assassins, her thieves and her spys. They are the ones you hope never to meet and to whom your name is never given. They live only for their Queen and their land, they are unstoppable some say they hold the magic of the old ways, some say they may even be demons call forth by the witches of the north...
Disater had struck the ranks of the Queen's Shadows. Quentria First Mistress of the order has been murdered, shortly after several other members were killed. There was a traitor amongst there midsts; Galaken had his own agenda and aspirations for the Shadows, he turned a few and had moved to take over the order ultimatly to be pupet master to the young Queen and rule from the dark.
Two Shadows, Kedwyn daughter to Quentria and Ralek lover to the murdered mistress, lead the hunt for Galaken and his followers killing the betrayers. Many rumours floated about what had been done to those who had murdered the Shadows and their mistress. Most where untrue, but not all, the vengeance was pursued with brutal determination.
In the end the blades of the betrayers and had them mutilated and displayed in the underground quarters of the shadows as a warning to those who would turn on their brother and sisters of the order. The blades of the murdered where set in the hall of honour and with vengeance fulfilled the group mourned their losses.
Ralek took command of the Shadows naming Kedwyn as second. With their numbers depleted Kedwyn's first task was to fill the ranks. A scant few were chosen who's talents and skills held promise. On the night of the dark moon they were assembled stolen from their very beds or mid task should they be up in the small hours of the night. blindfolded and gagged they huddle in the dark clearing of the forest a mile out from the Queen's city.
They are the chosen and goddesses willing they are the next generation of Shadows.
