This dagger is a tiny splinter of the cruel weapon wielded by Hekarti, Goddess of Dark Magic. It was shivered from her blade during an attempt to sacrifice her sister, Atharti, to an older and darker power than she. The shard was flung far and came to rest in the caverns beneath Ghrond. Here, amongst the bleached bones and rubble, it was discovered by Khaleth the Sorceress. She claimed the dagger as her own and learned how to unlock its power to transmute the soul essence of living creatures into raw and hungry magic. So began Khaleth's rise to the foremost seat of power within the Dark Covenant of Ghrond, an elevation marked by blood sacrifice and the darkest of sorceries.[1a]