I have made a wonderful thing; A terribly powerful, wonderful creature. The Ashynnied, a cultish group of madmen who worship and are controlled by (from what I gleaned from them while I was imprisoned) what they call “the Darkness*,” kidnapped me and forced me to build for them. They sent their ideas and thoughts straight into my head and then controlled me to force me to build, create, and move. I had no idea what I was creating until it was finished. It took many months, though I am unsure of exactly how time passed while I was under their control, but now it has been released into the world and provides the Ashynnied, as well as those beings they worship, access to the Shadow Realm. I have created the Dark Walker- a golem-like being simultaneously controlled from afar by three or more of the most powerful cultists known as Dreamers. It has little to no sentience of its own, and its awareness of the world around it is directly linked to that of those Dreamers. It has no free will, however, if not actively controlled, its actions and wanderings my vary according to the subconscious thoughts of any of the Dreamers attached to it, which makes it seem as though the golem is acting on its own.
This golem is a conduit between the Evernight Forest and the Shadow Realm- an enticing and powerful passageway, to be sure. However, at the moment, it can only be used one-way: From the Evernight Forest into the Shadow Realm, and then again, it can only be used by marked members of the Ashynnied. This unique characteristic will not, I am sure, deter most interested parties from wanting to have the golem in their control, and already I have heard rumours and rumblings from powerful sources that want to have the Dark Walker as their own. I can only imagine what will happen should this golem end up in the wrong hands.
Though I was controlled while I built this creature, I managed to build in a failsafe that provided a means to ensure that neither the Ashynnied, nor any other single group or person, could have complete control over the Dark Walker. At this time, I am taking the names of parties interested in this information, however I will need protection from the Ashynnied who will, undoubtedly, go to many lengths to make sure that my knowledge dies with me. Contact me if you wish to know more. I wish you the best of luck,
Sardkern Scurath
-The Shadow Smith
*I was able to discern that there are three distinct forms of this Darkness, and I am convinced that they are three separate beings.