(A/N This is my first FictionPress document so tell my what you think. This is only the introduction in order to give you a background of what is going on in my story. Please enjoy!)

Its been over 1,000 years since the end of the great Desolation War. Wizards of great power, as well as great greed, fought each other for the title of Lord. The resulting war lasted many decades and in the end the wizards destroyed themselves as well as the land that they were fighting over.

The cold North Mountains are now void of ice, except at the highest altitudes. The green Forests of Kalia are now a dark, twisted reminder of how life used to be. The Plains of Ta are no more then an endless sea of sand.

The land itself was not the only thing to suffer, however. The people of the land, too, felt the effects of greed. The once beautiful elves of the Kalia Forest have abandoned their horrid homeland. They now stalk the plains of sand. The hatred they feel has turned them into deadly bandits. The humans that ruled the plains now hide in their fortified cities, to afraid to do anything but sit and plot against other races... and each other. In the north, the war sent the goblins fleeing to the safety of the mountain mines. However, the dwarves were not pleased with intrusion. Smaller wars were carried out inside the mountains until both races dwindled to the point of near extinction.

The Desolation War also had other, unexpected effects. New races were born. Many stayed in the shadows not wanting to be seen. Others were evil creatures that wanted nothing else then to kill. The most mysterious of the races, however, was the race simply called,The Shadows. This race looks just like a human. But some say that they have the ability to use shadows as a weapon.

This story is about one such Shadow by the name of Thurs. Like the rest of his race he was trained in the art of assassination. However, he is only a half-breed. Half shadow... half unknown. He is an outcast and was deprived of the full training in the art of killing.

Rumors have been spreading that the Gray Wizard, the wizard that started the Desolation War, prior to being completely destroyed had sent his life force into five crystals and had sent them all over the continent. Now, rumors say, the worshipers of the evil being are collecting the crystals to summon their demon master back. Two crystals have been found and they are on their way to the third one....