Ferahk Nor'Pogin

Hundreds of years ago, the Unholy Cleric Ferahk Nor’Pogin, the Bellringer, the Hammer of Chao Jia, emerged as a master of voidcraft. His signature weapon, a black battle hammer, was enchanted with terrible void magic that would absorb elemental energy of its target.

As a young monk, Ferahk wandered into Alcove and spread the word that an unstoppable evil was coming to enslave mankind and complete the Wrath of Shao Yun, an ancient doomsday prophecy. His quest for allies and followers failed as cults were common and the peoples' faith would not be shaken so easily.

Years later, an older blind man arrived, and like the young monk before him, he whispered the same prophecies, but because he was blind, and yet could see everything, he quickly gained followers. By the time the Covenant of Light learned of his growing cult and supposed power, it was too late.

Ferahk and his followers arrived at the Covenant temple and ordered the Temple present its congregation to him. When they refused, the blind man brandished a black hammer and struck the Temple Master in the chest with the hammer. As the Master fell to the ground, his physical body became lifeless and only his screams could be heard echoing from the hammers' head. Ferahk then ordered the Temple bells be tolled, and they rang across the continent.

It was only then that The Black Hand, a mysterious flock of exiled voidcrafters, awoke the Sleeping Eight to defeat Ferahk. Despite his effort to attain enough power to become an Aespri, Ferahk was defeated by his own idol, Chao Jia. In his final words, Ferahk cast heinous spells that transformed many of the awoken Aespri into the Void.