A Monastic group of Sorcerer-Knights who followed The Cosmic Balance; an interpretation of the Equalibris. Leaderless, the Shadonians were wielders of The Art and were hunted by the Crimson Elite. Consisting almost entirely of Selee Elves, the Shadonians strived toward balance in all things. A quasi-holy order they had a heiracharchal system that went from Initiate, Student, Knight, Captain, Master and finally Grand Master. Despite this system, no one Shadonian claimed leadership over the Order, though the Grand Masters were looked to in times of War, of which there were only ever six at one time. They were taught the ways of the Shadonain by Captains at Dellis'sa'lei (Blackdawn Stronghold) before it was destroyed by Queen Shadina's forces comprising of over eight thousand Qua'lathen shock