The Shadowborn Many are the warriors who, in their mortal lives, wield a two-bladed sword in the name of Steelight His worshippers believe that if they serve him faithfully in this life, they will be rewarded by becoming part of his immortal army upon their mortal death There is some truth in this, though not exactly as the faithful believe The most devout and strongest of his worshippers join the ranks of his shadowborn Rank within his church means nothing for there are many false priests When the time comes, the Dark Father will judge those who followed the tenets of his faith, and if he fi nds them worthy he will bless them They become his personal guard, his shadowborn The shadowborn are broken up into three distinct castes The lowest ranking is the warrior caste It is these that are seen most often on the mortal planes Above them are the shadowborn magi, powerful necromancers dedicated to his cause Leading his armies are the law-priests Shadowborn 240 warriors are fairly common so far as outsiders go They are sent as messengers and summoned as soldiers by the faithful of Steelight Shadowborn magi are typically summoned to provide advice or council, for they have knowledge about a great many things Law priests can be summoned only by the strongest of clerics, faithful to the Dark Father In their pride they tend to resent these summons more so than their lesser counterparts, and are usually less helpful because of this More commonly law priests are seen across the planes, guiding and managing the battles of Steelight Shadowborne and the forces of law It is not unheard of for them to even come to the aid of the forces of hell in the eternal battle known as the blood war The shadowborn are creatures of law, and will battle the forces of chaos wherever they are able Good and evil are abstract concepts to them No more relative to them than the need for food or sleep