The Brood sought to create a weapon that would destroy Tiamat’s prison and usher in a new age of terror and death. Using all the skills of the elements, they crafted a dagger made from obsidian and diamond. During a cultic ritual, they placed the dagger into a cauldron of blood garnered from human sacrifices. The dark spell was nearly complete and needed only one more offering. Lord Grekh himself would have to give of his essence in order to make the dagger strong enough to pierce Tiamat’s prison. Though he would remain immortal, in sacrificing his essence, he would lose some of his power and would be forced to permanently remain in the form of a human. He considered this loss as necessary for the power that would be gained from Tiamat’s release. And so, cutting off the hand from his left arm, Lord Grekh watched as

his essence oozed like blood out of the stump on his arm and into the cauldron. He used his dark magic to regenerate a new hand for his arm, and then discarded the now lifeless piece of flesh into the vat. Instantly, the dark magic took its powerful effect. The blood swirled out and above the cauldron, and the cult watched as the dagger rose and began to glow with life. As the spell was completed, Lord Grekh grabbed the dagger from mid-air and instantly felt its power. The Dagger of Kolnai’i was born, and within it was the very essence of the Esconil.

Finding Tiamat was not difficult. She alone, among all created beings, remained immortal, and detecting that force of life was easy for the essence of death. Passing through the Mists, Lord Grekh traveled to the barren world where Tiamat was imprisoned.

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