Before the Nine ruled, there were Thirteen. Not Ancient Ones—but Sentinels. Guardians of the First's knowledge, each entrusted with a shard of his memory. When the Nine betrayed the First, they hunted the Sentinels one by one, erasing all trace of their existence.
The Whispershard belonged to Izeln, the Sentinel of Secrets. She was the last to fall.
Rather than let the Nine claim her shard, she shattered it and sealed it within a Vault. But even in pieces, it retained consciousness—and rage.
The Whispershard does not grant power freely. It feeds on its wielder's doubts, twisting thought, testing sanity. But those who master it gain more than magic.
They gain truth—and the ability to see through the lies of kings and gods alike.
Only two have ever survived bonding with a Whispershard.
Both were executed within a month.