Born long ago, before either history was recorded, or knowledge of him was purposefully hidden a being of darkness preyed upon the Fey. It is unclear if he was a demon, an early human, or even a Fey fallen to darkness. What is known, is that it took many powerful sorcerers to finally overpower them, but that was after several thousand years of his torment upon the land. Unable to kill him, he was entombed deep within the Spine, deeper than even the Dwarves dare mined. He remained lost to time, to memory, just a dark dream haunting those who were old enough to remember.

Following the Battle of Belgrath, the mountain shook, the cracks leading deeper beneath the city. Expeditions were sent to navigate it, map it, but none ever returned. But each night, the Dwarves of Belgrath could not find rest as a dark laugh haunted their dreams. They found relief after months of tormented nights and dozens of missing dwarves, sleep came easier, expeditions began to return. What they didn't realize was that the torment had spread to the rest of the Spine.

Within the most recent of months, he has garnered a following, first it was just the peasantry, but soon Nobles, knights, even warbands began to fly a strange banner to the east. Disappearances have begun to increase, as have mutilations.