As you know by now, Deathshadow has been struggling to control his darker persona for a long, long time. "Shadow," as he calls it, is the one responsible for dismembering Drinn - though luckily we were able to salvage her some new limbs - and for giving me the limp I carry wherever I go.
Not long ago the priest, in a moment of clarity, approached me. He told me that when the time finally he came he would give me one day's warning - then I was to gather what forces I could to...euthanize...him, before Shadow took over completely.
However, last night a younger priest, Andlat, beckoned Drinn and myself for a talk above Scryer's tier. He told us that he had been studying beneath Deathshadow, while simultaneously studying Deathshadow himself. He spoke of some rite, an exorcism, that could release the grip that Shadow held over the better parts of Death.
As Drinn and I have greater personal investment in this matter than anyone else, he came seeking our approval. Also, he asked that at some point, we volunteer ourselves as bait.
I was blunt with him. The only one whose approval he should be seeking is yours. And, no, I would never allow Drinn to purposely be placed in the way of such a threat as Shadow.
I've seen her suffer enough.
I leave this matter up to you.
- The Hand
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