This was written about 12 years ago. It is an "almost modern" elaboration of the Bandur Etrevion story. The author was supposed to be an Ur-Daemon cultist, so that is the excuse for using some very heterodox theology. The trouble was that "Kadaena" has no analog in Elanthia, and there was not much way around it.

I was trying to avoid talking about a certain Unlife cult, so I had Kestrel serving an actual black sea dragon. The most important omission was Kadaena's daughter, a contemporary of Bandur, whose patron goddess Orgiana (Modern: Eorgina) resided on a plane called the Black Hel and fashioned demons out of souls.

At some point, I will make a "fuzzier" spoken version, that purges most of the remaining I.C.E.

http://www.tragicjester.net/about/gemstone/thedarkpath.html

- Xorus' player

You carefully grab hold of the sharp grill work and begin to work your way up it.
[Graveyard, Top of Gate]
You find yourself hanging from the ornate ironwork of this gate, the top of which consists of rows of sharp iron spikes pointing straight up. You might be able to vault over them, but that is best left to the acrobats.
Obvious paths: down

>jump
With characteristic daring, you decide to vault over the spikes!
With the grace of a swan you swing yourself over the deadly barbs and drop to the other side of the gate.