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  • The Black Shields: Guardians of the Stormborne Bloodline

    The Black Shields: Guardians of the Stormborne Bloodline

    Illustration of a Black Shields member in dark layered armor with a crimson collar, holding a shield, representing the secretive militia from the Anglo-Saxon age.
    An illustration of a member of the Black Shields, featuring dark layered armor and a crimson collar of command, symbolizing the secretive militia from the Anglo-Saxon age.

    This illustration depicts a member of the Black Shields, the secretive militia founded by Thunorric Stormwulf in the Anglo-Saxon age. Clad in dark, layered armour and marked by the crimson collar of command, the Black Shields operate beyond the reach of kings, priests, and laws.

    Their purpose is simple: protect the Stormborne bloodline, guide exiles through the hidden roads, and strike from the shadows when the crown turns tyrant.

    Feared across Mercia as ghosts in the woods, the Black Shields were trained as scouts, raiders, and oath-bound guardians.

    Their armour bears no crest of lord or realm only the storm-etched markings that bind them to Thunorric. Where one Shield stands, a hundred unseen allies watch the treeline.

    Art by E. L. Hewitt / Stormborne Arts.

    medium: Ohuhu Markers on A4 paper

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