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The '''Children of Shadows''' was a cult that worship [[Dragonwilds:Zamorak]], wielding iron daggers, lesser attack potions, and leather shields. The group was mostly a social club, and its members rarely harmed anyone.

A small number of devout members took their role in the cult seriously. These members would forge their own iron daggers, adding a drop of their own blood to the blade during the forging process.{{CiteJournal|journal=Iron Dagger|quote=Iron Daggers are dangerous weapons in skilled hands. Light, quick and sharp as can be, they cleave flesh from bone before the victim knows they’ve been assaulted. This is why they became a favourite weapon of the Children of Shadows. Though the cult rarely harmed anyone — it was mostly a social club — there were those among their number who took their calling seriously. They forged their own daggers and honoured their master by adding a single drop of their own blood as the blade cooled. Some carved demonic pacts into the metal, though it is not known whether this actually created a compact.}} Some also carved demonic pacts into the metal, though the effectiveness of these pacts is unknown.

The cultists decorated leather shields with Zamorakian symbols for intimidation.{{CiteJournal|journal=Leather Shield|quote=A leather shield consists of a thick piece of leather stretched across a wooden frame. Wooden shields are bulky and heavy, making them more unwieldy. In contrast, a Leather Shield’s relative lightness makes it much easier to move into position. Leather shields were popular with the villagers of Bramblemead, since the materials were comparatively easy to gather. Young warriors often wielded them as they accompanied druids into the woods, where the druids gathered herbs for their medicines and rituals. The Children of Shadows also enjoyed Leather Shields, which they decorated with Zamorakian symbols, hoping to intimidate anyone who saw them.}} They would also attempt to brew large quantities of attack potions before missions to gain an advantage if they were discovered. Despite this, their general lack of combat skill meant the potion's effects were often insufficient against trained guards.{{CiteJournal|journal=Lesser Attack Potion|quote=No one is entirely sure who invented this potion, but those not privy to it were invariably the losers on the battlefield. In ancient times, armies would be given doses of this potion before they were sent off to battle. It made them deadlier, faster, and vastly increased their chances of victory. The Children of Shadows used to try to brew large quantities of this potion every time they went on a mission, so that they would have the edge were they ever caught. Many a guard could attest to the power of this potion, but fortunately, it didn't make up for a general lack of melee skill.}} Sometime later, a group of [[Dragonwilds:Saradomin|Saradominists]] would rebel against their god and join the Children of Shadow, where they would form their own order eventually, the [[Dragonwilds:Black Knights|Shadow Knights]], until they switched their names to the '''Black Knights.'''

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imported>Valdes at 03:42, 2 April 2026