Eisen Fang

Eisen Fang is the former Skilner High Crusader of the Friorel Union, being the most involved Crusader to date. Eisen is credited for having the Indlose, High Elves, Agralor, and Antropy into the Union, along with numerous other feats. Eisen also held the High Crusader position for longer than any other High Crusader of his time. He's also known to be the first afflicted with Antropy, and the only High Crusader to willingly leave the position instead of remaining in that role until death.

His family name is often debated for its roots by other Skilner historians. Its eventually revealed that by Eisen parents hadn't had a previous name because of their low social stature, noting that they made a name for themselves in a similar way to how he did. Eisen is the father to a son, Verkor Corspine (While a Skilner, and by Beka Corspine), and a daughter, Noriae Fang (When Afflicted by Antropy, and by Nyra Fang {Venomblade}). Eisen's brother Irar Fang is later found to be serving as Ossuan Stone's (Venomblade) smithing partner in Whiteclaw Fort, much to the relief of Eisen who believed Irar had died in the Battle of Tectum.

Overview
Eisen is a somewhat short-tempered and sarcastic Skilner, and later Afflicted, with natural talent in Friorelian Warfare and Strategy. He goes through various physical changes throughout his time as a warrior, Regional Lord, General, Crusader, and eventually High Crusader, with the most notable being his Antropyic affliction.

Personality
Eisen is usually described as serious, confident, and sharptongued though Rainstorm has voiced that he knows when to speak and when not to when its truly important. Eisen is family oriented, caring deeply for his younger brother Irar, even while the younger Skilner had forced Eisen into his shadow. Eisen shows himself to be observant and with the ability to react quickly when cornered, though when under pressure he is more likely to let his temper flare up. Eisen possesses leadership skills, being able to take charge and pull his fellows together, displaying this trait most notably when the Skilner armies began to loose hope during the Morsus War. He's also shown to bond quickly with those around him, though taking longer to put trust in some of his allies than others.

He speaks more than once about not being incredibly religious, going to the point to say that though the Gods are undoubtably real, their prayers to the divines have little to no affect upon their daily life.

Description
Eisen is shown to be a Skilner Nullam, being around 7'1ft, with an overall lean physique. He posseses a white pelt with a blend of black tabby and spotted markings along his pelt. His facial structure favors more that of a lynx while also having some features of other felines, an average housecat and a tiger being the two other most prominent. Eisen's most distinguishing feature, Afflicted symptoms aside, are his frosty blue eyes. Eisen bares a heavily scarred face and body, with the entirity of his right shoulder being torn in a slash. His facial scars were recieved from one of Chelnar's allies during Eisen's coup to take over the Skilner.

The armor he normally wears has been described as being carved from Frost Iron, a type of ore that comes out of Wyrmflight that's dark gray in appearance.

Afflicted Traits
The Skilner also possesses several Afflicted Traits, due to being fully infected by the Abyssal energies. The energies often giving their host a variety of traits from other creatures, causing the character to have a chimera-like appearance. Because of this, Eisen has inherited the horns of a ram and series of spines going from the top of his head, down his back, to the base of his spine. The Affliction also makes his pelt more rough in texture, this being the smallest change the infection causes.

Iensis Glaives
The weapon Eisen is known for are the Iensis Glaives, dual warglaives gifted to him by Iukuin from their first training session, though Eisen later had them advanced and sharpened. The blades make a cresent shape, and are held in the middle by a handle. The glaives are said to at times radiate a blue aura from the various enchantments Eisen has placed upon the weapon.

Fang of Mortus
Eisen has used the Fang of Mortus several times throughout his journeys in Sollus, the two most notable times being to slay Iukuin, and later, to slay Noth. The Fang is described to be a small dagger made from a yellowed fang that came from a beast in the previous realm the Skilner had inhabited, with a hilt made from gold and iron, giving it a rusted appearance. Eisen usually carries the Fang with him at all times, due to the weapon's greater abilities to slay and/or incapacitate one of great corruption or even a God. Eisen has however, known to stray from the Fang for because of his Afflicted state, it would have the same affect upon him as it did Iukuin. Eisen later looses the Fang in Obitus, the plane of Noth.

War of Morsus
Eisen was born in the town of Urbe in the Wyrmflight Mountains to his parents, Fovera and Orem Fang, fourteen years before the Morsus war. He had a younger brother, Irar, who was three years his younger. Eisen grew up in the Wyrmflight mountains, a few dozen miles away from the city of Tectum. He lived a relatively peaceful life with his family until his fourteenth year, when the Indlose first invaded Friorel. He was blissfully unaware of how close the Indlose forces were getting until his father, Orem, was called away by Warlord Caedis to fight in the local Urbe militia. Fovera then started to send her two sons to the nearby city of Culman to learn how to defend themselves. It was during one of these sessions that Irar was selected to advance onward and be sent to Dalix, while Eisen was viewed as merely average. Being seperated from Irar had a large affect upon young Eisen, leaving him in the shadow of his younger brother who seemed to excel naturally where he was less adept.

By his fifteenth year, the Indlose closed into Urbe and started a siege upon the small town. Eisen joined the Urbe Militia to defend his city against the Indlose invaders, despite being out numbered and overrun. After a bloody battle that lasted several days, Eisen was forced to flee, and ended up hiding under the dead body of his father while the Indlose sought out any survivors of the conflict. Eisen emerged from under the corpse once the Indlose had left, and buried his father, being too weak to do much else for the other citizens of his village. He searched through the ruins of his town for his mother's body, but was unable to find it. Staying in Urbe for several more days, he was eventually discovered by Caedis Wildblood, who's reinforcements had arrived far too late to save the town. Caedis took in the grieving orphan reluctantly, and made the journey back to Tectum.

Traveling with the soldiers had a large impact on Eisen, causing him to try to enlist in the Friorelian army when they arrived in Tectum. When he was turned down for being too young, he was seen by one of the current Crusaders of that time who had been visiting the city, Iukuin Manu. Learning that Eisen was an orphan, and would most likely be sent to an orphanage until he came of age, Iukuin took Eisen in under his wing as his apprentice. The young Skilner advanced quickly alongside the Champion, and exceded all expectations Iukuin had. Eisen had advanced with the warglaive, a deadly weapon not often used by the skilner, where he had failed with a common blade. This skill among several other traits, distinguished Eisen far above the other new faces beginning to shine in Friorel, even above his younger brother, Irar. By the time he had reached his seventeenth year, was sent into the Friorelian army as General Eisen Fang. He served through several battles and garnered large respect and renown, later being stated by Chelnar Whiteclaw (Another Crusader who served alongside Iukuin) that he had rallied the Skilner people more to the cause of war than Chelnar or Mortus had previously been able. Because of Eisen, Tectum became known as the Skilnerion War City, and along with being a General, Mortus made him the Regional Lord of Tectum. During his time in Tectum, Eisen has a short and ill-fated relationship with one of the city's shopkeepers, Beka Corspine, who he later unknowingly leaves with what would eventually become his firstborn son, Verkor Corspine.

Because of this, when Iukuin, Morasia, Chelnar, and Emirese had council with Mortus about who should led the second wave in the encroaching battle, Iukuin volunteered his young former apprentice. Eisen accepted eagerly, and was put into place to lead the second wave, made up of other Skilner that would later become famous for the participating in Eisen's wave (Ossuan and Nyra Venomblade,Taer Bloodpride, Caedis, Silviare Windmaker and Ijist Venomblade).

Eisen was unaware of the horrifying casualities that had came with the first wave when he led his group to crush the Indlose invaders. The group he led into battle with the combined sacrifice of the first Crusaders was enough to end the Morsus War.

After returning to their warcamp, Eisen was shocked to find himself being charged with treason for the deaths of Emirese, Morasia, and Mortus, with Chelnar and Caedis lining up Eisen and Iukuin's family for trial, with Ossuan following to show his loyalty to Eisen. In the insuing event, Iukuin's sister was killed by Caedis for her defiance, and Eisen swore fealty to Chelnar reluctantly. The public execution is shown to have a large affect on Eisen, causing him under go a change to a much harsher and serious personality. Chelnar makes him a Crusader with the intention of humilating him later with the same execution he just witnessed. He is also charged with mentoring Caedis's two sons, Soter and Orion, the former of whom witnessed the scene.

In the aftermath of war, Eisen went to the battlefield with Nyra and Ossuan to reclaim their parents' bodies. It was then that Eisen found Iukuin's body missing, though he assumed that it had already been reclaimed, though the rest of the Crusaders and Mortus still laid where they'd fallen. Eisen sent Ossuan and Nyra back alone with the champions bodies while he went further into the field to investigate. Seeing the high Abyssal energy that had formed in the area, Eisen retreated back to where Chelnar was, informing him about the concentration of energy, of which Chelnar ignored for the most part.

Three months after Eisen's discovery, newly corrupted and furious Indlose attacked the city of Tectum, ushering the Skilner into their next war.

Rise of the Dark Crusader
The newly reformed Indlose attacked Tectum with a new fury the Skilner had never expected. They had laid siege to the city before the Skilner had time to plan a counter-attack, causing Eisen and Chelnar to lead a force against them and only just managing to shove the invaders out.

In the following months, Chelnar Whiteclaw has risen to the role of High Crusader, and in a following ceremony offically makes Eisen and Nyra Venomblade his Crusaders. The trio form their own council to lead the Skilner, though Nyra and Eisen alone vow to lead it with selflessness for the sake of the Skilner, while Chelnar continues to view things the way Mortus did.

Eisen lets Nyra confide in him through the days after her family's funeral, and later speaks to Ossuan about him leaving for the Lorthar Plains. Eventually Eisen convinces Ossuan that if he is to leave, he'll cover up why he's left so he won't be seen as a deserter on the condition that he lets Nyra know why he is truly departing Tectum. Eisen is later there to send Ossuan off, the two parting as friends.

Wretches and Kings
In his new mindset, Eisen goes to Astiia Silvertongue the matriarch of the Silvertongue Clan, and recruits several of them as assassins to take out Chelnar's allies. Fabera Silvertongue, and her brothers Spatharm and Lanio accompany Eisen through Tectum, as they begin to take out the various leaders who support Chelnar, all while the later is left in the dark as to who the killer is.

His new position preventing him from going out onto the field of battle as often as he once did, Eisen has trouble at first adjusting to the War Councils held by Caedis Wildblood. The two developed a rivalry before Eisen fought and found  a way to have more control in the meetings; blackmail. Whilst doing this, Eisen starts training the two sons of Caedis, Soter and Orion Wildblood, along with Iukuin's younger brother Laminas. He notes that of the trio, Soter shows the most drive and promise, but has doubts to where that ambition could lead him if misplaced. It's also revealed that Taer Bloodpride has became one of Eisen's most trusted Generals, when he seeks leave from Eisen to go back home to North Soriak and see his newborn sons. Eisen hesitantly and unhappily declines Taer's request, sending the Skilner back off to patrol the borders of Tectum.

Eisen begins to have shared feelings for Fabera, putting Nyra at the back of his mind. Their relationship is short lived when Fabera is slaughtered by one of Chelnar's generals, Proditor, during an assassination attempt upon him. Eisen and Lanio go themselves to kill Proditor, and while Lanio is left fighting outside of Proditor's quarters, Eisen manages to kill him, baring disfiguring facial scars from the attempt however. He later makes no attempt to hide these, as during a public speech, rallies the Skilner below to fight against the repressive control Mortus had upon them. It is then that Chelnar recognizes who caused the killings, and later sentences Eisen to a beating with Caedis, but this ends with both in serious condition, as Eisen broke Caedis's nose, and Eisen's shoulder is wrenched.

While still recovering, Eisen finds Astiia has come to Tectum, swearing her loyalty to him, and saying her family serves the true High Crusader now.

Rise
As time went on throughout the war, Eisen manages to find opportunities to go out into Friorel and fight directly against the Indlose as he did when he was younger. It's through these efforts that Eisen was able to discover the Indlose are acting with an intelligence they didn't possess before the new attacks. After a raid into the heartland of Blackgrove, Eisen finds his former mentor Iukuin Manu leading the corrupted creatures.

Personally affected by the betrayal of Iukuin, Chelnar forces Eisen into making an oath that he would slay his former mentor if the need arose, making Eisen's hatred for Chelnar reach a boiling point. Eisen tries to speak to Nyra about this, but finds that she's developed feelings for Chelnar, feeling betrayed by his brief affair with Fabera, and is avoiding any reason to believe Eisen's theories. Upon his discovery that Nyra and Chelnar have entered a relationship, Eisen realized that he had feelings for her.

Angered and given another reason to dislike Chelnar, Eisen confronts him later about the things that have been brewing, ending with Eisen and Chelnar engaging in a fist fight in front of Caedis, Nyra, and Daloran Manu, of whom has became another firm supporter of Eisen. Daloran gets inbetween the two Skilner and ends the fight before any major injuries are sustained, though Chelnar recieved a bloody nose and a black eye. Nyra later yells at Eisen for the earlier events with Chelnar,which ends with Eisen responding that he never needed her anyway.

Shortly after their fight, Silviare Windmaker reports that the Indlose forces are nearing Tectum in hordes, and he fears that this battle may end up being the deciding factor in their war against Iukuin. Chelnar commends Silviare, while disappearing for most of the events in the coming battle.

Eisen and Caedis force themselves to work together to lead the Skilner army in what would become known as the Battle for Tectum.

Battle for Tectum
In the insuing battle, Eisen remains mostly near the outer walls attempting to stop the Indlose from entering the city in greater number than they already are, secretly hoping to avoid contact with Iukuin, while Caedis takes to the inner city to drive out and slaughter the interior forces. Eisen later ends up sending Taer Bloodpride to find Caedis and relay the message;  the walls won't hold.

After sending Taer off, Eisen finds himself cornered in the Residental District of Tectum by Indlose warriors, and though he fends most off, he finds himself pinned. In the moments before what he assumes to be his death, he finds a brillant light to be filling the air above him. Thinking that he's going into the light, Eisen accepts his fate. This light is later revealed to be the fire caused by a shamanistic spell from Rainstorm Windmaker, the younger brother of Silviare. Knowing Rainstorm has saved his life, Eisen promises to repay Rainstorm for the duty he's done, starting the pair's long-lasting friendship. The pair stay together long enough to reach the center of the city.

Once he leaves Rainstorm and ventures deeper into the city to find Caedis himself, Eisen bares witness to Chelnar being slaughtered by Iukuin on one of the city's higher ledges. Eisen rushes into the building to find his former mentor terribly corrupted by Abyssal energies as the circumstances regarding the Crusaders' deaths is revealed. Iukuin is consumed by his anger and hatred at the Skilner people for what Mortus did to himself and Emirese and Morasia, and why he let Chelnar live while they were to perish. Iukuin tells of how he knew this was to happen and made a deal with the Abyssal Lord Krodha, in order to gain control of the Indlose. He explains to Eisen that he sought revenge against Mortus, but admits that Eisen had the potiential to make it right, noting that Chelnar's death is the last of the old Skilner culture dying off. Iukuin continues nonetheless to say that he wants to make the Skilner people and the Indlose into a better, more perfect union, now that Mortus and Chelnar are gone, and offers Eisen a place as his direct subordinate.

Eisen refuses, seeing now that while Iukuin isn't truly evil, he can't lead the Skilner, and initiates combat with Iukuin, in a battle that almost ends with Eisen's death. Weakened and battered, Eisen finds that Chelnar still kept the Fang of Mortus, a pure artifact, on his belt. Taking up the fang, Eisen stabs Iukuin, who burns due to the high concentration of purity in the weapon against the Abyssal energies within him. Eisen sits, grieving at Iukuin's corpse, but looks up in time to see Caedis and Taer emerging over the stairwell in a struggle.

As he struggles to his feet to aid Taer,  Caedis murders Taer, who was attempting to stop the Warlord from reaching Eisen. Knowing that Caedis planned to kill him, Eisen threatens that he'll be removed from the War Council and loose his title as Warlord. Caedis then retaliates by revealing that from Eisen's contact with Iukuin, he's been contaminated by the Abyssal energies, and to some extent, is corrupted himself. Realizing that they're both too weak to fight in their current states, Eisen promises that Caedis will always have to look over his shoulder before he departs down the tower to find the Indlose fleeing, with Iukuin's control no longer being held over them.

Rise of the Dark Crusader: Aftermath
After the battle in Tectum ended, Eisen takes control over the Skilner as the new High Crusader, and informs Nyra that she'll retain her position, despite the obvious tension between the two. Eisen and the rest of the new leading council, which includes Ossuan, Daloran, and the  Goldclaw and Silvertongue family, over the Skilner move back to Dalix, the Skilner capital city. Eisen keeps his promise to Caedis, having Daloran watch him. Infected now with the Abyssal energies, Eisen struggles to cover up the symptoms of his new affliction, though succeeds with miniumum difficulty. It is shown that he does snap, however, and in a night that he us particularly unstable, cuts off most of his hair, only to find that the Abyssal affliction has made his pelt's fur turn into sharper bristles. Eisen ends the night with bloody hands, having pulled out his finger nails to the horror that they grow back immediately.

Later, he retrieves Iukuin's axe, Schadel, and the Fang of Mortus before putting them away for safe keeping inside a room within the Citadel's library, called the Crusader's Vault. He also sends Taer's weapons and body back to his family in North Soriak, with a letter personally apologizing for Taer's death, though failing to reveal the true details of the General's demise. Eisen puts Silviare into place as the Regional Lord of Dragokvir, and brings Rainstorm Windmaker into the leadership of the Skilner with Rainstorm serving as the peaceful voice of reason in their War Council. With Rainstorm's arrival, there also comes the inclusion of the shamanistic class for the Skilner people, with Rainstorm preaching now about the words of Skoll, a Sollus diety who commands the elements around them. Though skeptical, Eisen sees the use in it.

Eisen and Nyra exist in a tense peace, though neither can ever really agree with the other. In the months after the death of Iukuin, the Indlose have grown stagnant and rarely do anything, going into reclusion in Friorel's woods, mainly in Blackgrove. Eisen sends out several groups of warriors to slaughter the remaining Indlose, with Nyra heading one of these groups. After being sent out, Nyra disappears for several weeks in the wild, making Eisen once again realize that he cares about Nyra. Rainstorm urges him to tell her that he does, though Eisen quickly crushes out this idea in favor of just ignoring Nyra. Rainstorm lectures him that this is just Eisen not wanting to get hurt, causing Eisen to refuse any further thoughts on the matter. In Nyra's absence, Eisen makes Daloran a Crusader after Laminas refuses the title, saying that the Skilner would never accept him as a leader because of what Iukuin did.

Later Nyra returns with a member of the Indlose, a shaman named Uisa Moonfeather, and reveals to Eisen that she's found a cure for the Indloses' rage. Eisen refuses to believe her claim at first, until Rainstorm speaks up about Uisa being credible, saying the elder Indlose is a fellow who trained with him under Skoll. Eisen lets Uisa use Skilner resources to cure the Indlose of their corruption, purging the race from their once wrathful ways. After Uisa cures her kin, she and Eisen enter an agreement for a Union that will benefit both of their people, letting the Indlose join the Skilner for an alliance that Eisen names the Friorelian Union in honor of Iukuin's vision that he gave before his death.

Eisen is later saddened to learn that Daloran has died, having hung himself in his home after he found he was developing a tumor in his stomach. At Daloran's funeral, Eisen is surprised to find that many Indlose have made an effort to come in support of and to honor the dead former Crusader. This action gives Eisen hope that it may be possible for the two races to do more than just coexist.

The City of Sto'Kor
Since Daloran Manu's funeral, the two races have lived together in peace, and Eisen has managed to keep his identity as an Abyssal-afflicted secret from his kin. Eisen, Rainstorm, Nyra, and Uisa have managed to work well together in their frequent councils, and the Indlose now have their own capital city in Friorel, known as Karao. Along with their newly spread settlements, Uisa has also selected a Warlord for the Indlose, Aroth Firehowl, a particularly irritable and short tempered Indlose. While Eisen at first dislikes Aroth, he finds that the Indlose's intentions are at heart for the good of his people, and finds ways to influence the Indlose's choices in council. Along with Aroth, Uisa has offered up an Indlose emissary to serve the Union in Dalix, known as Lavatis Terrorhowl. Eisen finds himself fond of Lavatis, as the middle-aged Indlose voices his opinions in the daily affairs of Friorelian life.

It's only later that Rainstorm's fears are voiced about the rising amounts of abyssal energy in the city of Sto'Kor, a once great city in the Lorthar Plains for those who showed promise in the mage and druid classes. Eisen reasons that it could be just the energies the magi in the city draw in from time to time for their rituals, but Rainstorm is adament that it is something far greater. After Rainstorm begins to search obsessively for information about Sto'Kor, and begging Eisen to let him visit the city, the High Crusader relents, allowing himself, Rainstorm, Nyra, and Aroth time to visit the city. He offers it to Uisa that this is a test to see if the Indlose can truly be trusted, and she promises the city will remain in as good a condition as it always is, though he leaves Ossuan there as a back up incase Uisa's leadership falters.

The group departs for the Lorthar Plains and arrive a few days later to a city that has been taken by an opposing faction from across the sea, the Du Maul. After a skirmish leaves Rainstorm wounded, Eisen sends the archshaman back, while he and Aroth reason that word of this siege never reached Dalix because the city's reclusion from all the others due to the nature of those who lived there. After he and Aroth journey further into the city while Nyra prepares to send Rainstorm back, they discover a lone Skilner hiding in the ruins of the Sto'Kor outskirts, Vander Earthstrike. Aroth attempts to drag the young Skilner back to camp, with Eisen eventually having to carry the weakened Vander back to their camp.

After getting little information out of Vander, Nyra tries to send him back with Rainstorm, to which Vander refuses, saying he can lead them into the city. Rainstorm soon leaves for Dalix alone, saying he'll send reinforcements within three days if Eisen and Nyra don't send further word.

Eisen, Nyra, and Aroth follow Vander into the city, meeting the Du Maul forces in smaller fights that result in Vander leading the group into the sewers for shelter. While inside, they find the Du Maul have been bending the Abyssal energy to their will by the power of their shaman. After so long within the sewers, Eisen's abyssal-affliction begins to worsen due to the contact from the pressured abyssal energy. Because of this, he's forced to reveal what happened in the Battle for Tectum. Nyra is shocked and somewhat disgusted, but quickly comes to accept this, Eisen's condition being revealed also linking into them making amends, and becoming friends once more. While Vander mainly shares Nyra's opinion, Aroth is, however, disgusted by the act and promises that every last member of the Union will know about Eisen's affliction when they return home. The sounds of their argument attract Du Maul warriors, and the group then begins to fight its way to the center of Sto'Kor's underground.

After many hours, the group looses track of time in the tunnels, with Nyra voicing that even if Rainstorm's reinforcements came, they may not be able to find them. Aroth finally pauses at the edge to an opening chamber, while Nyra, Eisen, and Vander hang back. Within moments the group is horrified to hear Aroth's screams and see his burning corpse moments before he falls to the ground a charred and shockingly living torso. Eisen, Nyra, and Vander find a black dragon has been brought into the sewers to safe guard the Du Maul's rituals.

Only prepared for an average investigation and stretched to their limits, Nyra and Vander wish to fall back with Aroth's death, but Eisen pushes the group onward into the dragon's lair. Once inside they began an intense fight to slay the beast, ending when Vander manages to get atop the dragon's head and land a killing blow with his shortsword. They progress into the main chamber to find a small group of Du Maul and their archshaman defending a massive crystal that they've made through pressurizing the abyssal energy. While Nyra and Vander fight against the Du Maul warriors, Eisen quickly kills the shaman before trying to find a way to destroy the crystal.

Finding that all of the energy has been so highly contained, Eisen reasons that if the energy was allowed to leak out, it would fade away back into the Abyss, though Eisen fears of corrupting the plains. Putting his fears aside, Eisen stabs the crystal with his warglaive, letting the energy flow out, with large portions leaking into him.

The Du Maul are driven back by the rapidly arriving Friorelian reinforcements led by Servaa Bearpelt, and eventually all the forces in the city are slaughtered. Eisen has collapsed and reverted to a fully afflicted form, with only Nyra's urging allowing the wounded Eisen to be taken back to Dalix for treatment.

Dark Moon (Donkere Maal)
After Eisen's return to Dalix, he finds himself healing at an excelerated rate due to the affliction. He comes out of hiding as an Antropy, and pledges to the Friorelian Union that even those who are afflicted will be accepted into the Union as long as they serve with good intent. Nyra and Eisen tentively begin a relationship, as Eisen scouts for another Crusader to strengthen the growing Union's leadership, and the current threats from the Du Maul. Uisa has also promoted Servaa Bearpelt to the Indlose's new Warlord with Aroth's death, a welcome change in Eisen's eyes, and Rainstorm has taken Vander on as his apprentice.

As more and more Afflicted (Antropy) join the Union, the Skilner and Indlose begin to become more accepting of their former kin. Eisen is over all happy with the new change to the Union, and his own life. Strange events are beginning to plague Friorel, with a massive earthquake occuring in the middle of a full moon. Friorelian astronomers are noticing that Sollus's three moons, Voorn, Beis, and Terai, are lining up in the sky. Many in the Union fear it to be the end of Sollus, but Eisen suspects otherwise. He and Laminas Manu travel to Blackgrove, which seems to be the epic-center of the earthquake, and find Aroth Firehowl's dead body. Laminas notices in disgust that the body is not only missing its head, but the blood is fresh. Realizing that Aroth must've lived from the events in Sto'Kor, and is Skoll Viene, (Skoll born) Eisen reasons that after surviving the dragon's flame, he came here to try and get revenge upon those who unknowingly left him to die.

Eisen traces the blood trail back to a massive gaping hole that leads deep into the earth. Eisen and Laminas take Aroth's body back to Dalix, only to find more and more frequent earthquakes starting to occur since their journey to Blackgrove.

Servaa later voices that Mortus's library may hold answers, knowing the first High Crusader kept things from his people. Eisen sends Rainstorm, Laminas, and Servaa to the library to look for answers, while he and Nyra combine forces with Uisa to mount an offense against the many Therianthrope attacks that are starting to occur. Servaa returns to Eisen just before the three moons line up, and start turning the color of blood. As chaos descends upon the city, Servaa reports that the gaping hole in Blackgrove was caused by Aroth opening the prison of the Gods, Carcer. Servaa, against the rising sounds of howls, also notes that the changes could be caused by all the Gods regaining control over their former lands. Eisen calls for Laminas to lead a counterattack against the hundreds of Therianthropes attacking Dalix, but is angered to be told by Servaa that Laminas has already rushed into the city.

Eisen, Nyra, Rainstorm, and Servaa form a band themselves, leading an assualt upon the Therianthrope attackers. Late into the night, the Union suddenly gains the upper hand. When the sun rises in the city once more, it is revealed that Laminas disappeared to take an artifact from one of the Therianthropes that was giving them power, this being what allowed the Union to send the Manbeasts into retreat.

Laminas also introduces Eisen to the Skilner General Rotilos "Redmane". Eisen and Nyra regconize Rotilos, however, to be one of the three sons of Chelnar, noting that Rotilos would've been abandond sometime after the events of Tectum by his mother. For saving Dalix from the Therianthrope attack, Eisen gifts Rotilos with the axe of Iukuin, Schadel, the same weapon that struck down his father, and appoints Laminas and Rotilos are Crusaders, rounding the count of Crusaders up to three and strengthening the Union. Eisen sends Laminas and Vander to Sto'Kor soon after to keep watch over the city, while Rotilos is sent to Whiteclaw Fort, to serve there as the Regional Lord.

As new information streams forward, Eisen is also mortified to find that the Sollus Goddess of Chaos, Antropy, and the Afflicted, was long ago imprisoned underneath Dalix instead of within Carcer - that they imprison a god beneath their very feet.

Wrath of Noth
Eisen and Nyra have grown closer since the events of Dark Moon, which has became known by its translation into the Indlose language, Donkere Maal. Rainstorm is often seen by Eisen to be in direct communication with Skoll, a ceremony that comes off to him as "something only Rainstorm would do". Rainstorm later explains that he's attempting to find answers through Skoll, who has been silent to both his and Uisa's pleas as of late, only causing Eisen to dispute whether any of the Gods even listen to them. Eisen has a few relative months of peace before one of the most destructive earthquakes known to ever occur in Sollus rocks across the Friorelian continent. Destruction is over all widespread, and while Eisen sends aid across the continent, he recieves word from Rotilos that Laminas and Vander are returning to Dalix with urgent news.

When Laminas and Vander reach the Dalix Citadel with the message that Sto'Kor has been completely destroyed, with what Laminas thought to be a massive sinkhole over taking the city with any inhabitants that hadn't managed to make it out in time. He later explains that a monsterous being, great in size and made of what appeared to be shifting flesh and blood, rose from the earth of what had once been Sto'Kor and took the form of what vaguely appeared to be a Skilner. Vander goes on to say that he noticed those who gazed into the monsterosity's eyes began to scream in agony, saying that even he could sense it was a being of grand power. Furthering the events, Laminas states that those who fell by the creature didn't stay dead. He describes how the dead rose, twisted and shambling, to attack the living, at this creature's command. Vander finishes by saying that the being surged away and disappeared somewhere into the distance, going towards the oceans to Friorel's south.

Deciding action is needed as soon as possible, Eisen leaves for Sto'Kor with Nyra and Laminas, leaving Rainstorm to take care of Dalix and the Union while he's gone. Eisen warns that all Union members should stay away from Sto'Kor unless Rainstorm and Uisa decide otherwise. The trio arrive to find Sto'Kor in ruins, with any survivors having been devoured by the undead. Eisen, Laminas, and Nyra are easily able to put down any of the shambling dead they come across, making their way to the edge of the sinkhole. Peering inside, Laminas is mortified to see if is simply just hands reaching out of the earth, clawing at the sides. The same hands are also ripping apart anything that falls in, including the undead who are still moving within the grasp of the creatures within.

However, as they turn to further explore the city, Laminas sees that abyssal energy is literally leaking forth into existense. The three are sucked into a rift that tears open in front of them, sending them to a land of which they are unfamiliar. Wandering for hours in what Eisen claims is the most lush and florishing forest he's ever seen, they are the first Friorelians to encounter the High Elves. Iuvea Dawnchaser,  a High Elven General, leads the three into the capital city of the High Elves, Nirith. There they see a city that is barely recovering from an attack from the Du Maul.

They're taken into an audience with Queen Serivana Dawnchaser, where she reveals hesitantly that they've been under attack by the Du Maul. Eisen then goes into detail about how they too, have been in a conflict with the Du Maul, noting that they've also suffered many casulties. He then gives Serivana the details of what got them stranded on the High Elven continent (Adust), and offers to send them aid if Serivana can muster some of her men to aid them in finding this beast that's torn Sto'Kor asunder.

Serivana agrees to lend Eisen aid, and also offers up more information about this 'beast'. She explains that the being that rose from Sto'Kor is Noth, the Sollus Death God. The High Elven queen notes that Noth has plagued the world for centuries before the Friorelian continent was settled by the Skilner and Indlose, but gives them credit for sealing away the gods in the first place. She furthers the trio's interest, leaving her shocked that they don't know their own history, though Laminas admits to having read the legend of Bleedest the Bloodborn. Serivana asks for Laminas to stay in Nirith for the benefit of both races, while Eisen takes it a step further and promises an alliance with the High Elves if they recieve aid now to combat Noth. She agrees, and sends Eisen and Nyra to Kuil, a smaller Elven city where there are soldiers garrisoned.

While there, Eisen meets a Lathini troll named Tigerstripe Ghostcaller, a druid who serves as a mercenary and guide to travelers. After much debate from the Elven soldiers, Eisen signs the troll onto their party. Tigerstripe quickly proves his use, saving the group from a dire bear den. Afterwards Tigerstripe and Eisen become seperated from the group for several hours, Tigerstripe nearly drowning when a nymph attempts to pull him into a pond, only being saved by Eisen's timely intervention. Tigerstripe swears his loyalty to Eisen, with the High Crusader accepting the troll's pledge.

Tigerstripe leads them through the Northern Ustde Forest all the way to the Dusmus Strand, a place ravaged by the undead. The High Elves, Eisen, Nyra, and Tigerstripe fight their way to an open portal, with the group entering to find themselves taken to Noth's plane, Obitus, having been transported through the Abyss.

Once inside Noth's plane, Eisen and his allies find themselves struggling to stay alive against the endless hordes of undead. Through several hours, they eventually reach a safe haven in the Pit of Souls, which has been without use as Noth has been stalling the passage of souls ever since he rose back to power. While there, they find one of Noth's lieutenants, a demi-god named Dolore, has rebelled against him, rallying those who know the Death God has fallen to insanity. Dolore promises to aid them if they can put into power Noth's daughter, Sylfaen, who has sought shelter elsewhere in the Divine Planes. Reluctantly agreeing, Eisen is then led by Dolore to the various souls that have inhabited the Pit. Dolore explains to him one of the particular dead has risen to lead the trapped spirits, and urges Eisen to enlist his aid, promising that he knows this being.

Upon entering the pit, Eisen is shocked to meet Iukuin, leading the dead souls to hold out in their revolt. Eisen attempts to reason with Iukuin, saying he can pass on if he aids them. Iukuin reveals that that's why he's been holding out. He doesn't want to pass on to his heaven, because he knows that the Death God would sentence him to punishment in Obitus because of his actions in life instead of a peaceful eternity. Eisen then lies to Iukuin, promising that the new Death God will spare him at Eisen's request. Iukuin, unable to tell if Eisen speaks the truth, says he'll humor the young Afflicted.

Leaving the pit with Iukuin, Dolore promises the group a way out of Obitus, before he then turns to take them to a confrontation with Noth. Dolore shields the warriors and soldiers and keeps them out of sight from several of the higher ranking member's of Noth's cult, until Noth himself sees through the deception.

The God descends upon Dolore, and wounds him mortally. Eisen and Nyra are seperated through the following events, while Tigerstripe displays leadership, taking charge of not only the spirits commanded by Iukuin, but the High Elven soldiers. Eisen finds himself lost in the torrent of undead, fighting to stay alive, while Noth's influence is beginning to spread over all the mortals within his realm, whispering into their ears of the hopelessness that will soon inhabit their world.

When Eisen finds Iukuin once more, he bears witness to the Afflicted Skilner being hacked down by Noth's scythe. Fearing that the Elves and Spirits can't hold out for much longer, Eisen engages Noth, managing to only just avoid the God's attacks. Remembering how he slayed his mentor, Eisen draws the dagger and stabs Noth, though it has less of an effect upon the eldritch being. Eisen and Noth are locked into a fierce combat, and Eisen is knocked backwards at one point, dislocating his shoulder. Thinking it is the end, Eisen gives up.

Iukuin, however, pulls Noth backwards, and rips the scythe from his grasp. Weakened without his weapon, Iukuin urges Eisen to strike now. Taking up the Fang once more, Eisen fatally wounds Noth, the Death God starting to bleed out. Eisen, loosing his grip and collapsing from pain, drops the dagger.

When he next awakens, Tigerstripe and Nyra are heaving him away into a portal that one of the spirits has opened back into Sollus. Demanding to know what happened to the Fang, Nyra tells him that there was no Fang, and that Iukuin's body was moved. Realizing that Iukuin has taken the Fang, Eisen attempts to go back into Obitus, but Tigerstripe refuses to let him back in, saying it would cost too much to loose Eisen within.

Nyra also relays that Dolore was healed by another cultist, and when he tried to summon Noth's daughter to Obitus, he couldn't, finding her bound to somewhere else. Tigerstripe also voices that they're taking the scythe back with them for safe keeping, so that Noth can't be revived by any of his loyalists. Eisen, overall upset and distraught that Iukuin has the Fang and that Sollus is without anyone to care for the dead, ends up having a breakdown until he tires himself out to the point of unconsciousness.

The New Warlord
Upon their arrival in Dalix, Eisen calms himself with knowledge from Serivana that souls can't leave Obitus, knowing now that Iukuin is at the least trapped in Obitus. Eisen gives Rainstorm the Scythe to watch over. After a few weeks back in their home city, High Elven emissaries arrive in Dalix, much to Eisen's relief. He and Uisa in turn send Skilner and Indlose people to Nirith to act as representives, while Eisen approaches Caedis, telling him that he has no reason to attend any more of the War Councils, dismissing him from rank of Warlord. Caedis, angry, leaves Eisen while screaming about how the Wildblood name is cursed, leaving Eisen to question Caedis's sanity.

Shortly there after, Nyra reveals to Eisen that she's pregnant with what will be their firstborn. While worried, Eisen is also overjoyed, accepting this as a chance to be happy in their world ravaged by war. After remaining with Nyra for a few hours, Eisen returns to the War Council, and brings with him Tigerstripe Ghostcaller. He openly appoints Tigerstripe as the new Warlord of the Friorelian Union, much to the surprise of Uisa and Rainstorm. Tigerstripe accepts the position, and days later, Eisen publicly announces Tigerstripe as the Warlord. With the ways he'd helped Eisen in Adust being spread throughout the Union, the troll is recieved with much splendor and joy, while Eisen notices Caedis brooding in the front of the crowd.

A week after, Eisen and Tigerstripe are met with a furious Caedis, who promises to slaughter Tigerstripe if it means he becomes the Warlord of the Union once more. Eisen refuses, at first, though Tigerstripe accepts almost instantly, wanting to prove himself to the Friorelian people. Eisen reluctantly agrees to host the fight in the Dalix Arena, much to the disptue from Rainstorm and Uisa.

Little over a month later, Eisen and the other leaders of the Union gather to watch Caedis and Tigerstripe in their death match, with the Friorelian Union's civilians also gathering to watch the fight. Eisen notes more those in the crowd, Ossuan Venomblade and Orion Wildblood being among them. Seeing that Orion's twin brother, and Eisen's former apprentice, Soter, is absent from the fight while even his sister Zelenae is in attendance, Eisen wonders why Soter has been absent from the action, thinking that the Skilner youth would have already advanced quickly through the Union's ranks.

Eisen later interrogates Laminas, who had to break up a fight between Ossuan and Orion, about Soter's whereabouts. Laminas responds in confusion that it was exactly that: Niether of the Skilner knew and were fighting over another issue. Eisen dismisses the issue before sending Laminas back to Whiteclaw Fort to lead alongside Rotilos and Vander.

Siege of Corvus
About a year after the events in Adust and Tigerstripe's duel, Eisen is mostly absent in the Siege of Corvus, the Du Maul attacking larger cities at the same time. The Afflicted Skilner devotes most of his time to strategy and civil issues to be near Nyra, and his daughter Noriae. Eisen however makes an appearance in the Siege of Karao, aiding the Indlose in driving out the Du Maul, and consoling Uisa who's mate is lost in the battle. After he later learns that the Corvus Guard have fled and that a militia has been holding out in Corvus all this time, Eisen and Rotilos go to the city to lend aid to the suffering members of the Union.

While there, Eisen meets Sanguis Bloodpride, the son of his former General Taer Bloodpride, the young Bloodpride having been the leader of the militia.While there, he discovers the Hound of Noth, Orthias, is making an attempt to reclaim Noth's scythe to resurrect his master. Eisen helps Sanguis liberate the city before he takes him and his two companions, Cruelon Wildhunt and Lenia Redash, a pair of High Elven Lycanthropes, to Dalix. Sanguis is welcomed into the Union's leadership as a Crusader, Eisen having wanted young blood to be in the leadership.

Of Ice and Snow
After some time passes, Eisen is unconfident that the Union will have enough forces to repel Noth's forces from their lands. In a Warcouncil, Serivana proposes the solution of adding the Agralor, a race of humanoids inhabiting the frozen continent of which is named for them, Agralormar. Eisen, though skeptical at first, goes with Serivana to visit the new continent, bringing Sanguis with him to give the younger Skilner expierence. There, he meets the Agralor monarch, Konirag Iroan. He finds that much like Serivana's people, Konirag is willing to join the Union if it means that his people will recieve aid to deal with the Du Maul. After promising them aid, the Agralor join the Union and emissaries are sent to Dalix and the Agralor capital city, Verein.

Sundering of Dalix
In the months after the Agralor join the Union, Eisen sends Sanguis, Serivana, Lavatis, Velox Quickpaw and Iuvea to Aska, the Isle of the Sun God Solsk, to seek aid from the God to fight against Noth, who's forces seem to be growing in number. Serivana's brother, Sergaine Dawnchaser, also joins the Union's leadership in Dalix, with Rainstorm still safeguarding the scythe. Eisen believes Rainstorm to have gone paranoid, the archshaman believing Sergaine to be a traitor and a cultist of Noth.

As the weeks wear on, Eisen too begins to suspect that Sergaine could be betraying the Union, but tries to maintain hope that the High Elf can still be trusted. In the coming days however, Rainstorm's suspicions are proven true, when Sergaine summons Noth's weakened form and Orthias into the city.

Eisen and Nyra begin to make evacuation efforts as it is soon thereafter clear that Dalix is doomed to fall under the onslaught of invaders, sending their daughter Noirae with Servaa. Laminas and Rotilos bolster an offensive effort, with Cruelon and Lenia leading the Union's people out of Dalix. However, they soon find that Noth is only seeking his scythe, and that Rainstorm is in terrible danger.

Going to the archshaman within the Dalix Citadel, Eisen demands that he abadon the scythe and get to safety with them. His friend refuses, causing an emotional moment between Eisen, Nyra, and Rainstorm. The shaman promises that he can hold Noth off long enough for his friends to free Kaosa, the Chaos goddess underneath Dalix, to combat Noth and Orthias, so that the rest of Dalix's population can escape. Eisen remains with Rainstorm until he and Nyra are forced to go, with Rainstorm's final request being that they seek shelter in Dragokvir, to tell his brother what's became of him. The couple leave Rainstorm moments before Noth arrives in the citadel to reclaim his scythe.

Journeying into the Dalix prison, Eisen and Nyra find the passage way to Kaosa's prison, discovering it takes Afflicted blood to free the Goddess. Eisen stabs himself with a knife and places his blood into the altar, where Kaosa emerges from her prison. Demanding that because he is a 'son' of her Affliction, and for freeing her, Eisen makes Kaosa agree to fight Noth. Kaosa hesitantly agrees, saying that there is something special about Eisen before departing their presence and taking the form of an Afflicted Skilner.

Eisen and Nyra leave the prison and barely make it out of Dalix before a massive elemental explosion levels the entire city, causing them to loose sight for several minutes. When the pair come to, Noth's fully resurrected form is ripping Kaosa to shreds, seemingly stronger than before with his Hound at his side. Fleeing, Eisen and Nyra make good on their promise to Rainstorm and head to Dragokvir for refuge.

God of Monsters
When Eisen and Nyra lead their kin to Dragokvir, the pair are heavily grieving, with only Laminas's urging keeping the both of them from breaking down. The Union's leadership suffers a massive blow from Rainstor's death/ Servaa has taken Noirae back with her to Karao with Uisa, where Nyra and Eisen agree she should stay for her safety. Eisen meets with Silviare, and tells the General what's became of his brother. After delivering the news, the General goes numb with grief, causing his stand in, Verkor Corspine,to take control over the city for the time being.

Eisen is surprised to find that Verkor is the son of Beka Corspine, his past lover from the time before he became High Crusader, making the Skilner General his son. Verkor pushes passed this, seeming to ignore his relations to the High Crusader, though agrees to let Eisen and the Dalix refugees take sanctuary in the city.

Eisen later recieves Sanguis, Serivana, Lavatis, and Velox in a rage, taking his anger and grief out on the group for their failure, finding that Solsk is just as vile as Noth, and that it was the Death God's plan all along for the group to end up freeing him. As Eisen hears of the casulties that would "be in vain, if they stopped there", Caedis's name is mentioned, causing the High Crusader to grin, before returning to his serious demeanor.

Eisen is soon entirely against sending the group out again, but witnesses Serivana suffering her mental breakdown, watching the High Elven queen face that her sister, Iuvea, may have died for nothing and that her brother, Sergaine, has betrayed their Union. He loosens his grip upon them, with Sanguis, Cruelon, Lenia, and Serivana departing Dragokvir to find a God that may aid them.

Retaking of Dalix
When Sanguis, Lenia, Serivana and the newly made Dirige Cruelon return with the resurrected Bleedest, Eisen takes up the torch once more to kill Noth. He swears before they begin the invasion of Dalix that he'll not only take back his city but avenge Rainstorm's death. He is however, hesitant to accept aid from the God of Monsters, Unguis the Beastmaker. After Unguis proves to be somewhat neutral to help them, Eisen allows the God to aid them.

Eisen, Nyra, and Laminas end up fighting the Death God Noth, while Unguis tears Orthias apart. With his hounds death, Nyra is able to land a killing blow with the blessed weapons (The Blades of Pandera) her mother, Morasia, had passed down to her. Nyra and Eisen are later with Sanguis for a few moments, praising him for the Sun God, Solsk's death. It's also shown that Sylfaen has gifted Eisen with some of her own people, Death Guardians, to help defend the Union. Eisen parts on decent terms with the Death Goddess before arriving to thank Unguis. It is soon afterwards that Unguis reveals his true intentions, taking Eisen and Nyra prisoner and infecting Sanguis with the first strands of the same insanity that has been driving the God of Monsters mad, and sealing the Death Guardians away within Edige.

Rise of the Doyen
Eisen is completely absent from the events that Cruelon goes through, though the High Crusader appears in the form of Unguis in disguise, having taken the High Crusader's form to gain the trust of Cruelon and further manipulate him. He looses his title as High Crusader during the Rise of the Doyen, being suceeded in his position by the insane Sanguis Bloodpride.

Friorelian Civil War
Eisen is also absent from the Friorelian Civil War, though in some cases it's shown that he has been forcing his influence through the Abyss to give his former apprentice, Soter Wildblood, advice in times of need, with Soter mistaking it for Skoll's whisperings instead of Eisen's.

Fall of Unguis
When Unguis's true intentions are revealed, so is it that Eisen and Nyra have been imprisoned in Unguis's plane of Jagen since the Retaking of Dalix. Eisen is shown to have went through an extreme increase in his Affliction, giving him a much more monsterous appearance than before.