Sadia Vulketra

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Sadia Vulketra

Садия Вулкетра was a member of the Children of Shadows, a Zamorakian order that settled in Fellhollow. She is credited as the first person to forge steel armour in Fellhollow, working alongside an Amalgamated blacksmith named Vesk, one of her many lovers.

History

Despite the four major faiths on Ashenfall coexisting peacefully, Sadia grew uneasy about the Children of Shadows' ability to defend themselves. She believed, based on her reading of history, that the Saradominists would one day move against Zamorak's followers. Not all members of the order shared her concern; many attended inter-faith meetings and mixed freely with followers of other religions.

She and Vesk forged the first steel helm in Fellhollow in response to this fear. The design featured great curling horns, stained black by the forge's flames. The style proved unpopular with the broader village, who developed their own simpler steel helms bearing a feathered plume.

Their recipes eventually spread beyond the two of them. Cheaper and more efficient smiths set aside Sadia and Vesk's elaborate designs in favour of plain, practical armour that anyone could wear regardless of faith. With Fellhollow's abundance of resources, steel armour became common throughout the village, and many families took the opportunity to add personal crests and decorative trim.

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References

  1. ↑ Journal entry of Steel Full Helm, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "She forged a helm first, with the assistance of one of her many lovers, a blacksmith Amalgamated called Vesk."
  2. ↑ Journal entry of Steel Full Helm, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "There was no war. No conflict like that in Emberwood, indeed the four major faiths got along rather well with one another. Yet, the history books told Sadia exactly what the priests of Saradomin would do to the worshippers of the god of chaos."
  3. ↑ Journal entry of Steel Platebody, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "Not all members of the Children of Shadows were as paranoid as Sadia, many enjoyed a blending of faiths and would regularly attend the inter-faith meetings held by the elder priests of the different religions."
  4. ↑ Journal entry of Steel Full Helm, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "The first helmet was styled with great curling horns, stained black by the forge's flames."
  5. ↑ Journal entry of Steel Full Helm, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "Naturally, this style didn't prove popular with the rest of the village, as they began crafting steel helms of their own, favouring a more simplistic approach, and a feathered plume, to look fancy."
  6. ↑ Journal entry of Steel Platebody, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "They took the recipes discovered by Vesk and Sadia, and they found cheaper and more efficient blacksmiths to work with. The elaborate designs favoured by Sadia and Vesk, were soon forgotten in favour of much simpler and efficient designs that could be worn by anyone, regardless of faith."
  7. ↑ Journal entry of Steel Platebody, RuneScape: Dragonwilds. "With the abundance of resources in Fellhollow, soon everyone seemed to have a set of steel armour and for many it became an excuse to forge family crests and trim with filigree that set them apart from one another."