Tsabrak (prime)

Notes

This work is considered part of the oral tradition of Dhe’nar arcane history, though its veracity remains debated among scholars.

Related Links

• Tsabrak_(Prime)

Related Works

• Tsabrak_(Prime)/The_Black_Ritualist_and_the_Moon_That_Wept — Epic poem chronicling Tsabrak’s partnership with Heavenmoon and their final stand.

Timeline of Myth & History

First Age

• Early First Age – Birth in the caverns beneath the Ashen Peaks. Dhe’nar sources claim his mother’s labor lasted three days under the light of a blackened moon.
• First Age, c. 1200 – Begins training in the Black Runes under the tutelage of an unnamed Circle master. Rumored to have carved his first summoning glyph into living stone.

Second Age

• Second Age, c. 200 – Joins the Architects of Silence, gaining the title Black Ritualist for his mastery over sealing and unsealing dimensional gates.
• Second Age, c. 240 – First recorded alliance with Heavenmoon, the Moon Who Wept. Together they intervene in the Siege of Ivory Vale, reportedly cloaking the battlefield in broken moonlight.
• Second Age, c. 255 – The Runegate Shattering. Tsabrak leads a ritual to destabilize enemy fortifications. Surviving accounts speak of thunder summoned by Heavenmoon’s hands and firestorms guided by Tsabrak’s voice.
• Second Age, late years – The Reckoning of Ivory Vale. Armies clashing for control of the Vaults of Elanthia’s Eye are annihilated in a combined act of destructive magic.

Third Age

• Third Age, early years – The Spiral of Living Flame. An ancient pact is broken, opening a rift to the Plane of Fear. Tsabrak and Heavenmoon perform the sealing ritual at great personal cost. Neither is seen again.
• Third Age, Year Unknown – First written versions of The Black Ritualist and the Moon That Wept appear, mixing verifiable historical events with symbolic imagery.

Modern Era

• Tsabrak’s name persists among Dhe’nar scholars as both a warning and a lesson. Artifact hunters claim several relics bearing his personal sigil have surfaced in the last two centuries, though none have been verified.