The Will & The Way

I will have faith in the Dark Queen and Her Design and I will channel Her power

 through my body and embrace Her guile, that it may awaken the mind. 

 I will burn with dark radiance as a Knight of Her Legion,

and I will not tarnish our glory through base actions.

I am the standard bearer. For Her, I am the first into battle and the last

to leave it. I will not be taken prisoner by my free will. I will not
surrender those under my command and I will train them to one
day eclipse my own achievements. I will never abandon a
companion, nor will I sacrifice myself for the vanity of a
hero's death.

I will guard the honor of Storm Keep and the Infinite Night both in
thought and deed. I will have faith in their teachings and I will not
doubt, for it is a sickness of the soul. I will shy from no challenge
placed before me. I will show honor to our allies and worthy enemies
and promise only contempt for the rest. 

I will be temperate in action and moderate in my behavior.

 I will strive to emulate Drakkara's own perfection. 

There are a hundred ways, a thousand paths, and a myriad of weaknesses in mortal
lives that we will use to break our enemies for the ends justify
the means.

Through strength and discipline I will shield all the denizens
of the night, and the fire of my zeal will be a guide for all to
follow. 

 We are the sword will slice through the light, the hammer to break
the scales of balance. In the ruin of both

will the Umbratide will drown the
flame of hope and usher in the Infinite Night.