Cayde Shadowstrider's page

About Cayde Shadowstrider

Cayde has always lived by his wits, deep under the desert sands and only rarely visiting the only proper city in his section of the underworld -- Cynidicea. As far back as he can remember, Cayde has roamed the tunnels in the darkness below. Captured supplies, weapons, and even a sturdy shield that when struck makes a fearsome doom-call found their way into his possession during his travels.

Yet, the politics of the city-dwellers caught up to him--as is their way--and he found himself fighting for his life against crazed followers of Zargon who sought to force his service to their dark master. Just as the lead cultist was thrusting his jagged blade through Cayde's spine, though, a shrouded figure in the darkness invoked a great magic, turning him into a fearsome beast! All at once his attackers seemed puny and his vitality returned--Cayde saw red, then white, then no more for a time.

When he awoke, Cayde found himself alone amid the eviscerated bodies of the Zargonites. Though he had returned to his true form, the killing rage and the bestial fury remained just below the surface, ready to emerge when next it was needed. Perhaps that spell had awoken something within him, or perhaps this was just a fever dream before his true death. Whatever the truth, Cayde weakly crawled his way to a sheltered nook far from the killing field and rested, content to deal with this new reality should he awake once more.