Sulinast

A great, black orb that contained tremendous magical energy; the Sulinast was sacred to Sulansis, the Goddess of Darkness, and was believed to contain a significant portion of her personal power.

The Sulinast was kept a closely-guarded secret by the Sulaim of Nelonia for centuries following its discovery in the Sixth Age. Many Sulaim believe it was their discovery of the sacred orb that woke the goddess after her long banishment in the Outermost Darkness and certainly it was the orb that provided them with their initial contact with her.

The power of the Sulinast was used widely by Nelonia during the Sixth Age to fashion their huge underground cities and survive in the hostile subterranean environment. It was only through this divine aid that Nelonia was able to survive as a nation at all, and this forged a powerful bond of kinship and mutual dependence between the goddess and her newly adopted people.

At the start of the Seventh Age the Sulinast enabled the Sulaim to go on the offensive; undermining the power of the Solinast in Danton and making it vulnerable to attack. Throughout the Wars of Strife the Sulinast provided a powerful edge for the Army of Darkness and it was also this power that destroyed Magnas during the War of Desolation.

Finally, in the Eighth Age, the Shadow Council used the black orb to cast the Dark Curse on the Mantonian Royal Family. This action however proved to be a step too far - since in investigating the curse the Knights of the Silver Cross uncovered the existence of the stone and finally succeeded in destroying it at Seck'Lor, winning a great Victory of Light and setting light and darkness back into balance at last.

The shards of the Sulinast were taken to Magnas where the spirits residing there, along with the Dragon Benethyarr, secretly disposed of them.