Mark of Death

The Mark of Death was a thirteenth dragonmark that is believed to be extinct. Originally appearing amongst the Vol family of elves in Aerenal, all bearers of the mark and the family line were wiped out by an alliance of the Aerenal elves and the dragons over 2500 years ago.
== History ==
Along with the Mark of Shadow, the Mark of Death appeared on elves on the island of Aerenal around 3200 years ago. While the Mark of Shadow appeared among multiple different elf families, most notably the Phiarlan line, the Mark of Death only appeared to the line of Vol. Along with the Mark of Hospitality, these were the first dragonmarks to appear, an event that drew interest and concern from the dragons because of their connection to the Draconic Prophecy.
The Vol elves were practitioners of necromancy, even before becoming bearers of the Mark of Death. This practice created tensions with the other elves on Aerenal. Around 2600 years ago, the Undying Court of Aerenal discovered that the line of Vol was engaging in secret blood rituals with dragons to produce half-dragons bearing the Mark of Death. The goal of the Vol line seemed to be to create a half-dragon bearing a mark so powerful they could become an avatar of death. In an unprecedented alliance, the Undying Court and the dragons of Argonnessen united to exterminate the line of Vol in a brief and brutal civil war. Every member of the line of Vol, including the half-dragon Erandis Vol and all bearers of the Mark of Death, were killed.
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