The Black Blade

The Black Blade
The Black Blade is a thirteen inch obsidian blade most often carried upon the person of Githnji "The Butcher." Though at times those closest to Githnji whom have earned his trust may sometimes wield the dagger. The blade was created by the Loa Ueetay no Mueh'zala, forging it with a portion of Githnji's own soul, manifesting it in the form of a blade. This blade created by Mueh'zala serves as both the symbol of Gtihnji's contract with the Loa, the troll having sworn himself to service as a harvesters of souls to feed to the death god, and as the conduit for the spiritual link between the two. It was through The Black Blade which Mueh'zala granted Githnji the boon of a small portion of his power, and the dark energies which sustain the troll's unnatural lifespan - renewed to Githnji with each sacrificial ritual that involves the consumption of a soul trapped in the vessel of the victim's own heart.

Shrouded from the Eyes of Gods and Mortals
After Githnji had discovered he had been manipulated by Mueh'zala and the Deh'yo Tikal order he served he found knowledge of and enchantment to masks himself from the spiritual world. The deceit of Mueh'zala and the Deh'yo Tikal lead to much of Githnji's pain and strife in his early life - being the root cause of the agonizing disease and eventual death of his love, and enticing Githnji to kill his own father in hopes of gaining a cure for his beloved. By no easy means Githnji managed to place this enchantment not seen upon the mortal realm of Azeroth for a millennia upon The Black Blade. The troll found some vindictive humor in the irony of placing such an enchantment on the item given to him by the very Loa he planned to use the freedom of the cloaking capabilities against in his ultimate plan.

Lost and Found
There came a time when Githnji was the High Warlord of the Kor'kron Legion during the aftermath of Deathwing's Cataclysm. He lead as well as any leader did some would say, though his methods were often viewed as unconventional among the military and he himself was rumored to be

The Blade shattered, a Soul Wounded
Githnji had also used The Black Blade to create a new order of Deh'yo Tikal, and then later a secretive unit known as The Blackblades which incorporated Deh'yo Tikal and many other covert organizations under one "banner." The Black Blade holds the ability to spiritual bond those whom's blood it touches but does not kill. It does this via ritual where upon the blood of who is to be bonded is drawn with The Black Blade and magically absorb into it, and then Githnji himself doing the same to confirm the bond and finalize the ritual. With this method Githnji was able to bond the agents of The Blackblades in spiritual brotherhood. It was these bonds that would be his greatest wound.

Kiyandori the priestess, lover to Githnji and member of the new Deh'yo Tikal order, sought to free the Blackblades from their bonds. She attempted to destroy the blade but it proved much more durable than any traditional forged weapon, for The Black Blade having been created by a powerful Loa was not so easily broken. Though Kiyandori was a powerful priestess and she drew up all of her power to the brink of taxing herself into collapsing from the strain, and finally she shattered The Black Blade. She knew not the source from which the blade was made nor that unmaking the dagger would gravely injure Githnji.