once there was a beautiful kingdom, an oasis in the middle of the barren lands. that kingdom is said to be protected by a magic shard and the goddess contained in it.  however there is a dark sect that worships a god that is said to have gain sentience and broke free of the goddess he is known as "the god who laughs" may historians have wagered on his name and his past but  the god has shown itself as other gods and goddesses and many demons all to toy with  the citizens of the world all that is known is that he laughs.. "the shard" is notorious in their dealings with the dark as well as the light.. even going as far as helping other factions all in the pursuit of chaos. the shard has a hierarchy system.. 8 "fingers" of the god who laughs whos name are  secret even within the sect itself and its public followers known as hands of the shard

Skill Proficiencies: all dark skills and magic go up by 1 and and another +1 for being evil alignment

"shadow walk" skill lets a follower use shadows like gates but only within sight of each side

an evil eye is always present so the hand can not be snuck up on

darksight gains another 10m

all skills with violence gain temp hp points for the amount damage given

 +1d if you laugh

if you laugh 3 times you enter berserk effect if anyone in your party goes beserk a dark entity will take over and the damage they roll goes toward a random person within range

Suggested Characteristics

your either an escaped prisoner or someone whos accepted death but will do anything to survive