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=== [[The Fourth Sending of Darkness]] === | === [[The Fourth Sending of Darkness]] === | ||
* Ilservian's surviving friends became corporeal once more and raised the [[Shadow Spire|Thorns]], using them to alter the patterns of magic in the world. Ferah, by now called Black Ferah, and [[Ler Rhan]] | * Ilservian's surviving friends became corporeal once more and raised the [[Shadow Spire|Thorns]], using them to alter the patterns of magic in the world. Ferah, by now called Black Ferah, and [[Ler Rhan]] attacked the Isparian population and kidnapped some of them for individual trials. <ref name="A Brief History for Travelers">2000/11 - [[Should the Stars Fall/The Child of Daralet--Leafcull to Frostfell, PY 11 / (November to December, 2000)]]</ref> | ||
* The Shadows launched their invasion during the [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] patch. Their armies poured into the Direlands under the leadership of general Black Ferah. After being defeated a few times, she moved her command post into one of the [[Shadow Spire]]s where she was overwhelmed after a coordinated attack of the Isparians.<ref name=HistoryDerethV>2000/05 [[Heroes' Respite]] [[General History of Dereth Vol. V]]</ref> | * The Shadows launched their invasion during the [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] patch. Their armies poured into the Direlands under the leadership of general Black Ferah. After being defeated a few times, she moved her command post into one of the [[Shadow Spire]]s where she was overwhelmed after a coordinated attack of the Isparians.<ref name=HistoryDerethV>2000/05 [[Heroes' Respite]] [[General History of Dereth Vol. V]]</ref> | ||
:[[Ler Rhan]]'s forces | :The invasion of [[Ler Rhan]]'s forces started in [[A'mun Desert]]. Unlike Ferah, he elected to directly establish his headquarters in the Spires. After he was slain there, he moved on to the plains in the Aluvian-settled regions of Dereth. Again, he was tracked and defeated. Once more he moved, into the Spire found in the [[Blackmire Swamp]]. Once more he fell. | ||
* | ::The conquered Spires held keys to the [[Nexus Crystal]], which was defended by an army of Undead and Shadows (See als [[Nexus Shadow Armor]]). <ref name=HistoryDerethV>2000/05 [[Heroes' Respite]] [[General History of Dereth Vol. V]]</ref> | ||
* Ferah and [[Ler Rhan]] assumed human | * Until the [[To Raise a Banner of Flame]], the Spires moved over the landscape, but their army and their generals remained unseen.<ref name=HistoryDerethVIII>2000/08 [[Taste of Twilight]] - [[General History of Dereth Vol. VIII]]</ref> | ||
* The Spires of Ferah and Ler Rhan's Spires attacked [[Cragstone]] and [[Arwic]].<ref name="A Brief History for Travelers">2000/11 - [[Should the Stars Fall/The Child of Daralet--Leafcull to Frostfell, PY 11 / (November to December, 2000)]]</ref> | |||
* After five of the [[Soul Crystals]] were destroyed, only the [[Shard of the Herald]] kept [[Bael'Zharon]] imprisoned. On most worlds, also this last Crystal was destroyed relatively quick. Only on the world of [[Thistledown]], a strong defense was organized.<ref name=PY1112LttP>2000/12 [[The Child of Daralet]] - [[Announcements - 2000/12 - The Child of Daralet#Letter to the Players]]</ref> | |||
* To overcome this, Ferah and [[Ler Rhan]] assumed human form once more and contacted the Isparians they abducted and tested before. Together with one of them, Vidorian, they swept into the dungeon, drove the defenders back and shattered the [[Shard of the Herald]]. With a shriek that could be heard across worlds, [[Ilservian Palacost]] was freed. <ref name="A Brief History for Travelers">2000/11 - [[Should the Stars Fall/The Child of Daralet--Leafcull to Frostfell, PY 11 / (November to December, 2000)]]</ref><ref name=PY1112LttP>2000/12 [[The Child of Daralet]] - [[Announcements - 2000/12 - The Child of Daralet#Letter to the Players]]</ref> | |||
* Ultimately, the Isparians, the [[Empyrean]]s, the [{Virindi]] and [[Isin Dule]] join forces. [[Bael'Zharon]] is weakened and his physical form destroyed, however, Ferah and [[Ler Rhan]]] are not. [[Isin Dule]] retreats to "somewhere in the lonely wastes".<ref name="A Brief History for Travelers">2000/11 - [[Should the Stars Fall/The Child of Daralet--Leafcull to Frostfell, PY 11 / (November to December, 2000)]]</ref> | |||
=== After the Fourth Sending === | === After the Fourth Sending === | ||
* After the second time the Hopeslayer is defeated, the Shadows retreat<ref name=IsinOrders>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Isin Dule's Orders]]</ref> | * After the second time the Hopeslayer is defeated, the Shadows retreat from this world.<ref name=IsinOrders>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Isin Dule's Orders]]</ref> | ||
* They become active again during the [[The War of Blood and Shadow]] Story Arc. The three generals, Ler Rhan and Black Ferah on one side, Isin Dule on the other, concentrate their activities on [[Caul]], where Isin Dule keeps a close eye on the whereabouts of the other two <ref name=IsinOrders>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Isin Dule's Orders]]</ref><ref>2006/01 [[Reprisals]] - [[Instructions (Shriveled Lump)]]</ref><ref>2006/02 [[A Change in Tactics]] - [[Instructions (Shadowfire Stone)]]</ref> | * They become active again during the [[The War of Blood and Shadow]] Story Arc. The three generals, Ler Rhan and Black Ferah on one side, Isin Dule on the other, concentrate their activities on [[Caul]], where Isin Dule keeps a close eye on the whereabouts of the other two <ref name=IsinOrders>2006/05 - [[The Price of Loyalty]] - [[Isin Dule's Orders]]</ref><ref>2006/01 [[Reprisals]] - [[Instructions (Shriveled Lump)]]</ref><ref>2006/02 [[A Change in Tactics]] - [[Instructions (Shadowfire Stone)]]</ref> | ||
* Ferah is responsible for the creation of the [[Shadow Stone]]<ref>2006/08 - [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Varetha#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | * Ferah is responsible for the creation of the [[Shadow Stone]]<ref>2006/08 - [[Shattering the Dark]] - [[Varetha#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> | ||
* During the [[A Perfect Paradox]] event, she orders a raid on [[Anadil's Tomb]] to steal the pieces of the [[Staff of the Nomads]]. Her forces obtain one of the pieces and hide it in the [[Lightless Catacombs]]. Forces loyal to Anadil relocate the other piece to the [[Abandoned Observatory]].<ref>2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[Note (Abandoned Observatory)]]</ref><ref>2003/03 [[A Perfect Paradox]] - [[Note (Anadil's Tomb)]]</ref> | |||
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* [[Nexus Shadow Armor]] (AKA Shadow Invasions) - ''Retired'' | * [[Nexus Shadow Armor]] (AKA Shadow Invasions) - ''Retired'' | ||
* The destruction of the [[Shard of the Herald]] | * The destruction of the [[Shard of the Herald]] on the world of [[Thistledown]]<ref name=PY1112LttP>2000/12 [[The Child of Daralet]] - [[Announcements - 2000/12 - The Child of Daralet#Letter to the Players]]</ref> | ||
::[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnemGvYLOZQ Video on Youtube: Shard of the Herald / Liberation of Bael'Zharon on Thistledown] | ::[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnemGvYLOZQ Video on Youtube: Shard of the Herald / Liberation of Bael'Zharon on Thistledown] | ||
* [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)]] ([[Sword of Lost Hope Quest]]) | * [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)]] ([[Sword of Lost Hope Quest]]) | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 30 October 2010
Related topics: Black Ferah, A Shadow of Black Ferah, A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature), A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature)
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There are only three Shadows known by name. Ler Rhan and Black Ferah are “generals” in the service of Bael'Zharon. They are extremely powerful entities that do not seem to fully exist in our world. Instead, they send aspects of themselves into Dereth.[1]
Third Sending of Darkness
- During the occupation of the Dericost town of Daralet by Yalaini soldiers, Ferah accompanied Ilservian Palacost when he was banned from the village. [2]
- Ferah is described as "a tall warrior woman whose blue-green eyes bespoke Falatacot blood". [2]
- Their encounter with the Nameless turned Ilservian Palacost and his company into Shadows. Since then, Ferah is known as Black Ferah
- Bael'Zharon's forces assault the Empire's holdings in the Haebrous continent
- At the Battlefield of Ayn Tayan, Ferah led the Shadow forces, and was also responsible for reinforcing Leikotha Arenir hate for Nerash[3]
- She is most likely the one who has slain Patriarch Taancraiti Omair and his wife Aleth, the leaders of the Order of Heiromancers who defended the capital of Yalain, Tentael. [4]
- After laying waste to a large part of the continent, Bael'Zharon was captured by the Council of Five and imprisoned in the Soul Crystals
- Three of the companions of Ilservian Palacost, Isin Dule, Ferah and Ler Rhan survive the Third Sending of Darkness, two Omadin and Elithra of Daralet are slain.
The Fourth Sending of Darkness
- Ilservian's surviving friends became corporeal once more and raised the Thorns, using them to alter the patterns of magic in the world. Ferah, by now called Black Ferah, and Ler Rhan attacked the Isparian population and kidnapped some of them for individual trials. [2]
- The Shadows launched their invasion during the Thorns of the Hopeslayer patch. Their armies poured into the Direlands under the leadership of general Black Ferah. After being defeated a few times, she moved her command post into one of the Shadow Spires where she was overwhelmed after a coordinated attack of the Isparians.[5]
- The invasion of Ler Rhan's forces started in A'mun Desert. Unlike Ferah, he elected to directly establish his headquarters in the Spires. After he was slain there, he moved on to the plains in the Aluvian-settled regions of Dereth. Again, he was tracked and defeated. Once more he moved, into the Spire found in the Blackmire Swamp. Once more he fell.
- The conquered Spires held keys to the Nexus Crystal, which was defended by an army of Undead and Shadows (See als Nexus Shadow Armor). [5]
- Until the To Raise a Banner of Flame, the Spires moved over the landscape, but their army and their generals remained unseen.[6]
- The Spires of Ferah and Ler Rhan's Spires attacked Cragstone and Arwic.[2]
- After five of the Soul Crystals were destroyed, only the Shard of the Herald kept Bael'Zharon imprisoned. On most worlds, also this last Crystal was destroyed relatively quick. Only on the world of Thistledown, a strong defense was organized.[7]
- To overcome this, Ferah and Ler Rhan assumed human form once more and contacted the Isparians they abducted and tested before. Together with one of them, Vidorian, they swept into the dungeon, drove the defenders back and shattered the Shard of the Herald. With a shriek that could be heard across worlds, Ilservian Palacost was freed. [2][7]
- Ultimately, the Isparians, the Empyreans, the [{Virindi]] and Isin Dule join forces. Bael'Zharon is weakened and his physical form destroyed, however, Ferah and Ler Rhan] are not. Isin Dule retreats to "somewhere in the lonely wastes".[2]
After the Fourth Sending
- After the second time the Hopeslayer is defeated, the Shadows retreat from this world.[8]
- They become active again during the The War of Blood and Shadow Story Arc. The three generals, Ler Rhan and Black Ferah on one side, Isin Dule on the other, concentrate their activities on Caul, where Isin Dule keeps a close eye on the whereabouts of the other two [8][9][10]
- Ferah is responsible for the creation of the Shadow Stone[11]
- During the A Perfect Paradox event, she orders a raid on Anadil's Tomb to steal the pieces of the Staff of the Nomads. Her forces obtain one of the pieces and hide it in the Lightless Catacombs. Forces loyal to Anadil relocate the other piece to the Abandoned Observatory.[12][13]
Related Pages
Appearances In Game
Black Ferah herself does not appear as such ingame. Instead, she sends aspects of herself into the world. Destroying these aspects does not destroy Black Ferah herself.[14] [15][16]
Black Ferah Shadow aspects appear in various quests and she was one of two leaders (along with the A Shadow of Ler Rhan) that led the Shadow invasions during the Thorns of the Hopeslayer event.[17]
- Nexus Shadow Armor (AKA Shadow Invasions) - Retired
- The destruction of the Shard of the Herald on the world of Thistledown[7]
- A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature) (Sword of Lost Hope Quest)
- A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature) (Aerbax's Prodigal Shadow)
Related Items
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Experimental Shadow Stone |
Related Locations
- Black Ferah's Vault - Location of the Experimental Shadow Stone
- Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer - as A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)
- Orphanage Wing - as A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature)
Images
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A Shadow of Black Ferah in the Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer
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References
- ↑ AC:DM CD Lore/Bestiary/Derethian Bestiary#Shadows
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2000/11 - Should the Stars Fall/The Child of Daralet--Leafcull to Frostfell, PY 11 / (November to December, 2000)
- ↑ 2000/07 - To Raise a Banner of Flame - Aerfalle's Letter
- ↑ 2001/02 Lonely In The World - A Text Book
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 2000/05 Heroes' Respite General History of Dereth Vol. V
- ↑ 2000/08 Taste of Twilight - General History of Dereth Vol. VIII
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 2000/12 The Child of Daralet - Announcements - 2000/12 - The Child of Daralet#Letter to the Players
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Isin Dule's Orders
- ↑ 2006/01 Reprisals - Instructions (Shriveled Lump)
- ↑ 2006/02 A Change in Tactics - Instructions (Shadowfire Stone)
- ↑ 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Varetha#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2003/03 A Perfect Paradox - Note (Abandoned Observatory)
- ↑ 2003/03 A Perfect Paradox - Note (Anadil's Tomb)
- ↑ 2000/04 Thorns of the Hopeslayer - Nexus Shadow Armor#Lore & Dialog
- ↑ 2000/04 Thorns of the Hopeslayer - A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)#Notes
- ↑ 2007/09 Dark Materials - A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature)#Notes
- ↑ 2000/04 Thorns of the Hopeslayer - Thorns of the Hopeslayer Maggies Site- Thorns of the Hopeslayer
Other References to Ferah
- 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer - Nexus Orders