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* [[Ler Rhan]]
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* [[Isin Dule]]
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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.''<ref>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Bestiary/Derethian Bestiary#Shadows]]</ref>
''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.''<ref>[[AC:DM CD Lore/Bestiary/Derethian Bestiary#Shadows]]</ref>
 
 
=== [[Third Sending of Darkness]] ===


=== Empyrean Shadow War ===
* During the occupation of the [[Dericost]] town of [[Daralet]] by [[Yalaini]] soldiers, Ferah accompanied [[Ilservian Palacost]] when he was banned from the village. <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>
* During the occupation of the [[Dericost]] town of [[Daralet]] by [[Yalaini]] soldiers, Ferah accompanied [[Ilservian Palacost]] when he was banned from the village. <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>
* Ferah is described as "a tall warrior woman whose blue-green eyes bespoke Falatacot blood". <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>
* Ferah is described as "a tall warrior woman whose blue-green eyes bespoke Falatacot blood". <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>
* Their encounter with the [[Nameless]] turned [[Ilservian Palacost]] and his company into [[Shadow]]s. Since then, Ferah is known as Black Ferah
* Their encounter with the [[Nameless]] turned [[Ilservian Palacost]] and his company into [[Shadow]]s. Since then, Ferah is known as Black Ferah.
* [[Bael'Zharon]]'s forces assault the Empire's holdings in the Haebrous continent
* [[Ilservian Palacost]]'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]]<ref>2000/07 - [[To Raise a Banner of Flame]] - [[Aerfalle's Letter]]</ref>
* At the [[Battlefield of Ayn Tayan]], Ferah led the Shadow forces, and was also responsible for reinforcing [[Leikotha Arenir]] hate for [[Nerash]].<ref>2000/07 - [[To Raise a Banner of Flame]] - [[Aerfalle's Letter]]</ref>
* 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]]. <ref>2001/02 [[Lonely In The World]] - [[A Text Book]]</ref>
* 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]]. <ref>2001/02 [[Lonely In The World]] - [[A Text Book]]</ref>
* 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]]  
* After laying waste to a large part of the continent, [[Ilservian Palacost]] 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.
* Three of the companions of [[Ilservian Palacost]], [[Isin Dule]], Ferah and [[Ler Rhan]] survive the [[Empyrean Shadow War]], two, [[Omadin]] and [[Elithra of Daralet]], are slain.


 
=== 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]] 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>
 
* 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]] weighed the measure of the strange outlanders that had come to their world with probing attacks and 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 flooded the wastes of the [[A'mun Desert]]. Unlike Ferah, he elected to establish his headquarters in the Spires at the outset. However, the portals to the Spires proved unresponsive to powerful adventurers. Younger warriors, mages, and archers sortied into the Spire and were beaten back by his fearsome apparition. Eventually, however, he was overcome, and 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> 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 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.  
* While Ferah and Ler Rhan's Thorns attacked [[Cragstone]] and [[Arwic]], drawing the attentions of the defenders, the elder Shadows destroyed a long-buried circle of standing stones beneath the oasis of [[Tufa]]. <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 conquered Spires held keys to the [[Nexus Crystal]], which was defended by an army of Undead and Shadows (See [[Nexus Shadow Armor Quest]]). <ref name=HistoryDerethV>2000/05 [[Heroes' Respite]] [[General History of Dereth Vol. V]]</ref>  
* Ferah and [[Ler Rhan]] assumed human guise once more to contact the Dark Masters. Vidorian sought out her aggrieved masters, and begged forgiveness for her failure to break the Vigil and the stone. On a quiet night in the third week of the Vigil, the two Shadow generals and Vidorian swept into the dungeon, driving the defenders back and shattering 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>
* 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>


=== The Tou-Tou [[Shadow Invasion Quest Chain|Shadow Invasion]] ===
During the [[Hidden In Shadows]] patch, a [[Shadow Spire]] appeared near the town of [[Tou-Tou]].<ref>2011/03 [[Hidden In Shadows]] - [[Announcements - 2011/03 - Hidden In Shadows#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2011/03 [[Hidden In Shadows]] - [[Shadow Communication#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> This was the starting point of a new wave of Shadow activity, led by [[Ler Rhan]] and [[Black Ferah]], both now in their true forms, and not as aspects.<ref>2011/04 [[Dark Deliveries]] - [[Announcements - 2011/04 - Dark Deliveries#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2011/06 [[Stirrings in the Dark]] - [[Announcements - 2011/06 - Stirrings in the Dark#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> Though it seems their goal is to bring back [[Bael'Zharon]] to the surface, this was merely a test of theories.<ref>2011/06 [[Stirrings in the Dark]] - [[Fate of Bael'Zharon#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>. In fact, they are collecting information on the ley lines around Tou-Tou in the hope of bringing the Hopeslayer on for a prolonged time, to defeat [[Isin Dule]] and to spread the corruption all over Dereth.<ref>2011/07 [[Shifting Shadows]] - [[Shifting Shadows#Ulgrim Rumors|Ulgrim Rumors]]</ref><ref>2011/07 [[Shifting Shadows]] - [[Announcements - 2011/07 - Shifting Shadows#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref> The Shadows started the attack [[Tou-Tou]] and many of the townsfolk decide to evacuate.<ref>2011/08 [[A Rising Darkness]] - [[Announcements - 2011/08 - A Rising Darkness#Teaser|Teaser]]</ref><ref>2011/08 [[A Rising Darkness]] - [[Shadow Assault#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> The siege of Tou-Tou succeeded and the town, and the inhabitants that stayed behind, was corrupted and pulled toward the shadow<ref>2011/09 [[Loss]] - [[Announcements - 2011/09 - Loss#Teaser]]</ref>. The remaining townspeople were turned into shadows, be it weak and unwilling.<ref>[2011/09 [[Loss]] - [[Tou-Tou Blockade]]</ref><ref>2011/09 [[Loss]] - [[Jeweler Lo Dai-Ou (Creature)#Notes]]</ref> The event culminated in the reappearance of the Hope-Slayer, and its subsequent defeat by the combined forces of [[Asheron]], [[Isin Dule]], the golem [[Deewain]] and even [[Ulgrim]] left his favorite drinking spot to give a wack or two with his sword. The forces of Ler Rhan and Black Ferah retreated, though the town of [[Tou-Tou]] remains devastated and occupied by the shadow forces and their leaders will keep trying to collect crystals to keep trying to summon the Hopeslayer.<ref>2011/10 [[Cloak of Darkness]] - [[Announcements - 2011/10 - Cloak of Darkness#Teaser]]</ref><ref>2011/10 [[Cloak of Darkness]] - [[Stop the Rebuilding#Lore & Dialog]]</ref>


== Related Pages ==
== Related Pages ==
=== Appearances In Game ===
=== Appearances In Game ===
* [[Black Ferah (NPC)]] - NPC, [[Shadow Communication]] Quest
[[Black Ferah]] herself used to not appear as such ingame. Instead, she sent aspects of herself into the world. Destroying these aspects does not destroy Black Ferah herself.<ref>2000/04 [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] - [[Nexus Shadow Armor Quest#Lore & Dialog]]</ref> <ref>2000/04 [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] - [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)#Notes]]</ref><ref>2007/09 [[Dark Materials]] - [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature)#Notes]]</ref>
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.<ref>2000/04 [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] - [http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Culture/Dereth/Thorns2.htm Thorns of the Hopeslayer Maggies Site- Thorns of the Hopeslayer]</ref>
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.<ref>2000/04 [[Thorns of the Hopeslayer]] - [http://www.thejackcat.com/AC/Culture/Dereth/Thorns2.htm Thorns of the Hopeslayer Maggies Site- Thorns of the Hopeslayer]</ref>


* [[Nexus Shadow Armor]] (AKA Shadow Invasions) - ''Retired''
* [[2000/04 - Shadow Invasion]] - ''(Live Event)''
* 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]])
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=== Related Items ===
=== Related Items ===
{{Item Table
{{Item Table
  | Shadow Stone
  | Experimental Shadow Stone
}}
}}


=== Related Locations ===
=== Related Locations ===
* [[Black Ferah's Vault]]
* [[Black Ferah's Vault]] - Location of the [[Experimental Shadow Stone]]
* [[Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer]] - as [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)]]
* [[Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer]] - as [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)]]
* [[Orphanage Wing]] - as [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature)]]
* [[Orphanage Wing]] - as [[A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature)]]


== Images ==
== Images ==
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File:A Shadow of Black Ferah Live.jpg|Black Ferah during the 2000 Shadow Invasion (Unconfirmed)
File:A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature) Live.jpg| A Shadow of Black Ferah in the [[Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer]]
File:A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature) Live.jpg| A Shadow of Black Ferah in the [[Sepulcher of the Hopeslayer]]
File:Black Ferah (NPC) Live.jpg|Black Ferah NPC (Shadow Communication Quest)
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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]

Empyrean Shadow War

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 Nexus Shadow Armor Quest). [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

The Tou-Tou Shadow Invasion

During the Hidden In Shadows patch, a Shadow Spire appeared near the town of Tou-Tou.[14][15] This was the starting point of a new wave of Shadow activity, led by Ler Rhan and Black Ferah, both now in their true forms, and not as aspects.[16][17] Though it seems their goal is to bring back Bael'Zharon to the surface, this was merely a test of theories.[18]. In fact, they are collecting information on the ley lines around Tou-Tou in the hope of bringing the Hopeslayer on for a prolonged time, to defeat Isin Dule and to spread the corruption all over Dereth.[19][20] The Shadows started the attack Tou-Tou and many of the townsfolk decide to evacuate.[21][22] The siege of Tou-Tou succeeded and the town, and the inhabitants that stayed behind, was corrupted and pulled toward the shadow[23]. The remaining townspeople were turned into shadows, be it weak and unwilling.[24][25] The event culminated in the reappearance of the Hope-Slayer, and its subsequent defeat by the combined forces of Asheron, Isin Dule, the golem Deewain and even Ulgrim left his favorite drinking spot to give a wack or two with his sword. The forces of Ler Rhan and Black Ferah retreated, though the town of Tou-Tou remains devastated and occupied by the shadow forces and their leaders will keep trying to collect crystals to keep trying to summon the Hopeslayer.[26][27]

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Appearances In Game

Black Ferah herself used to not appear as such ingame. Instead, she sent aspects of herself into the world. Destroying these aspects does not destroy Black Ferah herself.[28] [29][30]

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.[31]

Video on Youtube: Shard of the Herald / Liberation of Bael'Zharon on Thistledown

Related Items

Experimental Shadow Stone

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References

  1. AC:DM CD Lore/Bestiary/Derethian Bestiary#Shadows
  2. 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)
  3. 2000/07 - To Raise a Banner of Flame - Aerfalle's Letter
  4. 2001/02 Lonely In The World - A Text Book
  5. 5.0 5.1 2000/05 Heroes' Respite General History of Dereth Vol. V
  6. 2000/08 Taste of Twilight - General History of Dereth Vol. VIII
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 2000/12 The Child of Daralet - Announcements - 2000/12 - The Child of Daralet#Letter to the Players
  8. 8.0 8.1 2006/05 - The Price of Loyalty - Isin Dule's Orders
  9. 2006/01 Reprisals - Instructions (Shriveled Lump)
  10. 2006/02 A Change in Tactics - Instructions (Shadowfire Stone)
  11. 2006/08 - Shattering the Dark - Varetha#Lore & Dialog
  12. 2003/03 A Perfect Paradox - Note (Abandoned Observatory)
  13. 2003/03 A Perfect Paradox - Note (Anadil's Tomb)
  14. 2011/03 Hidden In Shadows - Teaser
  15. 2011/03 Hidden In Shadows - Shadow Communication#Lore & Dialog
  16. 2011/04 Dark Deliveries - Teaser
  17. 2011/06 Stirrings in the Dark - Teaser
  18. 2011/06 Stirrings in the Dark - Fate of Bael'Zharon#Lore & Dialog
  19. 2011/07 Shifting Shadows - Ulgrim Rumors
  20. 2011/07 Shifting Shadows - Teaser
  21. 2011/08 A Rising Darkness - Teaser
  22. 2011/08 A Rising Darkness - Shadow Assault#Lore & Dialog
  23. 2011/09 Loss - Announcements - 2011/09 - Loss#Teaser
  24. [2011/09 Loss - Tou-Tou Blockade
  25. 2011/09 Loss - Jeweler Lo Dai-Ou (Creature)#Notes
  26. 2011/10 Cloak of Darkness - Announcements - 2011/10 - Cloak of Darkness#Teaser
  27. 2011/10 Cloak of Darkness - Stop the Rebuilding#Lore & Dialog
  28. 2000/04 Thorns of the Hopeslayer - Nexus Shadow Armor Quest#Lore & Dialog
  29. 2000/04 Thorns of the Hopeslayer - A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 135 Creature)#Notes
  30. 2007/09 Dark Materials - A Shadow of Black Ferah (Level 205 Creature)#Notes
  31. 2000/04 Thorns of the Hopeslayer - Thorns of the Hopeslayer Maggies Site- Thorns of the Hopeslayer

Other References to Ferah

  1. 2000/04 - Thorns of the Hopeslayer - Nexus Orders