The Dark Forest

Not much is known of the Dark Forest, except that is a place of Dark magic, and one of the three nations to join the Dragonlord, when he called for submission from Malona. Led by the Noble Lord Balrin Lightshade, fell to the corruption of the Dragonlord, and was given an unlimited amount of power, he was twisted and shaped into a being of pure dark energy. Given the ability to raise men back to serve, however, the power he wielded his body could not control, or use without wearing himself down, so the Dragonlord, blessed Balrin with the body of energy, he became the conduit of power, the conduit for Dark Magic.

However, the Dark Forest only became the Dark Forest at the few years prior to the Dragon Wars. It was once a lush and beautiful place full of life, and worship, and light, now just a shame of what it has become, a shell of it, there is no light, life, or worship to gods, only dark magic. Many believe that the Dark Forest, is a dead wasteland, and many would be right, if not for the dead who still walk the lands.

Balrin Lightshade, after he was twisted to the dark magics, became Dark Lord Balrin Darkshade, ready to aid in the Dragonlords, war, however he was to far from the Lands to wage a war with any but the Tal'Shir, and the North, to assure they did not enter the war, it was what he did. He was defeated however at his own citadel, by the overwhelming forces of the North and Tal'Shir. Who stormed upon his citadel, 'The Shadow' and destroyed him, or so they thought, at the fall of the Dragonlord, and Lord Aran, Balrin reformed himself, and sent his most loyal of living servants to retrieve Tare'Al 's body.

When they brought the body back to him, he was neither dead, nor alive, he was slumbering however, but he had no life force, Kaloret, saved him from death, before he was sent to slumber himself, Tare'Al never fell, he was forced to retreat without him even knowing it, Balrin, awoke the Dragonlord, and told him of what had happened, Tare'Al vowed to destroy Arandale, and the rest of the world. However, without any standing army, he donned the Black Armor, of the Black Riders of Ishen'Dral, and played the farce of being a subject of Balrin. Balrin forced himself to a physical form, and now seeks to bring the Dragonlord, back to his rightful Throne.