General Igor Deathbane

General Deathbane is the founder of the Order of the Cursed Hammer. Bound to his soulless body as his human soul was taken in battle against Overlord Garth, he was reborn in death by Grudge, taking the form of a Death Knight. Upon escaping the Kingdom of Garth, he fled into the Underground Caverns of Grayolde.

Assembly of the Cursed Hammer
Upon finding refuge in the Underground Caverns of Grayolde, he encountered a group of Garth's Death Knights fighting a hammer enchanted by lich magic. He threw his hammer at the cursed object and the monster was slain. The Death Knights showed gratitude towards Deathbane and offered to serve him in any conflict. He then stated that he was no longer one of the Overlord's men, which they did not care to hear. A Death Knight by the name of Stefan came in and declared loyalty to the rebel warrior for showing might against a powerful enemy. Upon cursing the hammer that attacked the Death Knights, and the union it created between the warriors, Deathbane dubbed the Death Knights the Order of the Cursed Hammer.

Conflicts with the Paladins


The soulless Death Knights have a personal conflict with the holy Paladins, as they are the exact opposites. While the Death Knights would dig deep into the ground to build their structures, the Paladins soar high in the sky, waging war from above and often bombarding the Death Knight settlements. Deathbane himself has a personal quarrel with Highlord Alfred Wrym, who abandoned Deathbane in a battle against Overlord Garth, and would later fight against him in The Cold Front war. Unlike the Paladins who spread the Hallow around the ground however, the Death Knights of the Cursed Hammer perfer to keep the ground purified, and not Corrupted, like their other Death Knight counterparts. The Death Knights will often spread the Purification across the Hallowed ground, keeping their structures away from the will of the holy.