Shaniko is mentioned many times in by High King's Sword novels, but he is an integral part of my story arc. He is the father of the Black Wizards of Shaniko, though they were formed after his death. He was a wizard who hungered for the power that Kahalla offered him to simply take out all the other Gods in the pantheon. Shaniko felt he could do so, and so did the Gods, so they created the weapons for the Chosen to stop him.
Shaniko was born to a common elf and a Wolf Warrior. This was a horrible thing to begin with. To make this clear, Wolf Warriors were supposed to have children only with other Warriors (to ensure good, strong Warriors) or a love outside of the Clan had to be sanctioned, which Shaniko's parents were not. He was hidden away by his mother, who eventually was trapped by a wizard who stole Shaniko to use as his own apprentice.
Over a century or so, Shaniko learned great magic, along with great hate for his master, who he eventually killed. His power was so great, Kahalla noticed him and came to him in avatar form to give him an offer of power. After that Shaniko worked not only his own will, but that of Kahalla. He raised his armies of undead, gathered his allies of ogres and other ghastly humanoids and then began to pick up the major cities of Tiana one by one, until only the Knights of Tridon on the west side remained.
It was here the Chosen were born and they fought hard and valiantly to kill Shaniko before he could take over the world.
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