Shadowlords
The Shadowlords are 3 wraith-like, demonic entities and a part of Ultima lore. They were not actually seen in-game until the Mad Mage event in early Spring 2008.
There are three Shadowlords and thus one for each of the Anti-Principles: Hatred (Astaroth), Falsehood (Faulinei), and Cowardice (Nosfentor). Similar to the Candle of Love, Book of Truth, and Bell of Courage, the Shadowlords are the embodment of their respective anti-principles.
Astaroth, the Shadowlord of Hatred, was behind attacks on the Shrines associated with Love during the Spring of 2007.
The Shadowlords bear physical similarities to the Time Lord and the shadowy traders who "bought" blackrock from characters. However, the graphic originally attached to them was used for the Harrower.
After many years of being referred to but not actually seen (for example, see The Darkness and The Principle Pieces), the Shadowlords were finally seen when the "Mad Mage" Kronos unleashed his Blackrock Detector upon the world in early Spring 2008. Kronos's machine brought the Shadowlords into the world, and ethereal "echoes" of them could be engaged, fought, and slain by players. They occasionally dropped a rare Artifact Robe called the Cloak of Corruption. The best "weapon," in terms of damage done anyway, to use against them was the Armageddon spell, while holding Blackrock. The graphic used for the Shadowlords was a variant on the one originally marked for them, but larger, more difficult to see against the background, and had been given two visible eyes which were very disconcerting to notice.
Some of the Shadowlords' followers comprise a Faction on facet Felucca.
The Shadowlords in Ultima Lore
The Shadowlords were introduced to the single-player game with Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny. They were much the same as they are in Ultima Online. In that game, they kidnapped Lord British and turned Lord Blackthorn evil, in a manner similar to how Exodus behaved in UO.
Under their reign, the Virtues were twisted into evil parodies of themselves. For example, violating Honesty meant that the "offender's" tongue was cut out. Someone who violated Valor by fleeing during battle was executed regardless of the circumstances. Needless to say, Ultima 5 is considered one of the darkest of the series.
Shadowlords Faction
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