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| - During his quest to the Northwilds, Zahariel encountered the Watchers in the Dark, a strange race of humanoid creatures of small stature, who warned him of venturing into the forests in the Northwilds, for they were corrupted -- but corrupted by what -- the Watchers would not say. They warned the young Knight of an evil that was the bane of all humanity -- an evil that could not be defeated, but could be held at bay for a time -- but so long as there were humans, it would exist. In hindsight, the Watchers' referral to an ancient evil that was the, "bane of all humanity," was most likely in reference to the inherent evil of the Ruinous Powers. Emboldened by this new knowledge, Zahariel vowed he would do everything in his power to stand against the same evil the Watchers stood against. Sensi
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| - During his quest to the Northwilds, Zahariel encountered the Watchers in the Dark, a strange race of humanoid creatures of small stature, who warned him of venturing into the forests in the Northwilds, for they were corrupted -- but corrupted by what -- the Watchers would not say. They warned the young Knight of an evil that was the bane of all humanity -- an evil that could not be defeated, but could be held at bay for a time -- but so long as there were humans, it would exist. In hindsight, the Watchers' referral to an ancient evil that was the, "bane of all humanity," was most likely in reference to the inherent evil of the Ruinous Powers. Emboldened by this new knowledge, Zahariel vowed he would do everything in his power to stand against the same evil the Watchers stood against. Sensing the truth in the Knight's words, the Watchers accepted Zahariel's oath. With their warning given, the Watchers made their leave. Continuing his quest, Zahariel sought and eventually found the Beast of Endriago, a great Calibinite Lion, the most feared of all Great Beasts. It was thought that there had been only one in Caliban's history that existed, and that Lion El'Jonson had slain it. Now Zahariel faced the dreaded and greatly feared creature. While fighting for his life, Zahariel's latent psychic powers manifested -- known as "Terrorsight" -- this ability allowed Zahariel to gain a preternatural awareness of the world around him. His time perception slowed down, which helped him gain impressions of future events, granting him uncanny accuracy in anticipating them. This form of divination allowed him to see through the Great Beast's defenses and to find an opening. Using a secondary ability, Zahariel was able to phase his arm and rotary barrelled pistol through the lion's ghostly outline of its translucent flesh as though it were no more substantial than smoke. Pressing the pistol against the monster's heart, within the ghostly outline of the beast's body, he pulled the trigger. As reality reasserted itself, the beast died in a spectacular fashion. He then removed the lion's head -- as it was customary for a supplicant to take some portion of his quest-creature as a trophy to bring back to Aldurukh. He had proved his ability. He had proved his commitment to the Order's creed of excellence, and he had proved that he was worthy to be a knight. Recongising his astounding feat of bravery and perseverance, Zahariel became a full-fledged Knight of The Order. He also garnered the respect and friendship of the Lion himself, for they both now shared a singular brotherhood that no others on Caliban could lay claim -- they were the only two in the Order's history have slain a Calibanite Lion. At the Lion's behest, the Order's artificers had taken one of the sabre-like fangs of the lion that Zahariel had slain and fashioned it into a sword for him. Its sheen was a pearlescent white, like a tusk, and its edge was lethally sharp, able to part metal or timber at a single stroke. As long as Zahariel's forearm, it was shorter than a normal sword, but its added potency more than made up for his reduced reach. The Grand Master of the Order presented this "lion-sword" to the newly promoted knight, which would prove to be more potent in battle than any standard blade.
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