The Cursed Rock, Darkstone

The darkstones of the Gabrax fulfil many roles in the minds of such bestial half-men, not the least of which is the reason for their being: for it is the focal point of their herd, the stone their master has blessed with his own hand and upon which each and every beast-man pledges both his allegiance and his strength. Without it a herd would break apart and its flock would scatter, directionless and purposeless, until they either died or suffered the ignominy of joining another herd. With it a herd is powerful and strong, its flock filled with aspiration and desire and loyalty, a potent lure for the largest of the herd-beasts and a mighty asset to the armies of the Eye in the Ice. The Cursed Rock is perhaps the most infamous of these darkstones, so named for the curses laid upon it by those sacrificed to its glory or by those who fear its power: and as its renown grows so too does the wickedness of its herd.