"The being once known as Teth-Adam was chosen by a cabal of mighty wizards thousands of years ago to be the champion of ancient gods. But the champion abused the Word of Power, declared himself a god in his own right, and killed the wizards who bestowed the Word. He conquered the kingdom he was sworn to defend and crushed any who dared to oppose him. And he saw that it was good. Until his beloved wife and queen was assassinated and cursed. The so-called god could not overcome death. He spent many lifetimes seeking a way to resurrect her, but his hope turned to despair, and then to madness. No one knows what happened to the Word-bearer after he deserted his people. Some say he left this world to seek an answer among other planes of reality. Some say a wise man tricked and imprisoned him. The nomad tribes of the Vast Desert whisper that he broods within the ruins of Kahndaq, lost beneath the sands. In each version of the legend, the warning remains the same: fear the return of Black Adam." Instinct: to dominate - even death itself.

• Contemptuously crush resistance
• Use lightning to force them close.
• Divide and conquer.
• Speak the Word.