Headmaster Archibald Stormfist: Delve into the Allshards Vol I

To my sweetest Majorie, the best cat and familiar I will ever own. Daddy misses you

-Addendum: I have no financial incentives for writing these series of books. This is all purely subjective, unproven and for academic purposes only.

Much is known about the creation myth of Khaldred. Of how the allfather split himself apart into millions of shards that would be the light or power source of our souls. However, until now most people did not know quite the power of the allshards.

Allshards drive our souls, they are distinct yet the same. While our souls encompass who we are as a person, it is the shards that give it power to take on form. When we die, that power is typically transferred with the soul. However the shards do not always latch onto souls, they can be incorporated into items as well.

The black iron golem of Nevarra is one such case, it is completely powered by allshards. Some could even say the legendary warforged found throughout Khaldred are also powered by the same shards. Legendary artifacts of power such as the lightbringer are even powered by the shard incorporated into the metal.

What is most intriguing is just how powerful the shards can make a humanoid. Rakkatta the plaguebearer was said to be a simple rat that stumbled upon a gigantic shard and hungerly devoured it all. That is how it obtained godhood. I also theorize that there might be a way to absorb the shards thus increasing ones own power. Many have tried but few have actually succeeded. I hypothesize that the emperor may have obtained his near godhood by doing just that.

In further novels I will be delving into the bright souls that are able to absorb shards without spontaneous explosion, different artifacts and how they draw from the shards as well as the voidwoken. Those born without a shard that consume all in their path.