Overview
This lore entry investigates a lesser-known event whispered about in the Lands Between: the Night of the Shattered Stars, said to precede the Night of the Black Knives.
Omens in the Sky
- For three nights, the constellations reportedly **drifted out of alignment**.
- Astrologers in Liurnia noted a repeating pattern – stars forming a crude glyph resembling a broken ring.
- Rennala's academy supposedly sealed several star charts from this period.
Ties to Radahn
General Radahn's gravity magic is known to pin the stars, freezing fate itself.
- Some scholars propose he first felt the pull during the Night of the Shattered Stars.
- His later obsession with holding the heavens in place may be a reaction to whatever he **saw written there**.
Connection to the Black Knives
While not directly recorded, the timing suggests:
1. The stars reveal a grim omen.
2. Certain demigods and assassins take it as sanction to act.
3. The Night of the Black Knives follows, striking down chosen demigods.
The Night of the Shattered Stars may therefore be the cosmic permission slip that allowed the assassins to succeed where others would have failed.