Shariax
The Shariax ("Throne of Glass") is a xenos artefact located in a secret cavern beneath the Death Spectres' homeworld of Occludus.[1a]
Each Megir ("First Spectre") sits on the Shariax from his ascension until his death, gradually drained of life by the artefact in order to maintain the Chapter's watch over the Ghoul Stars.[1b] As the Megir slowly dies upon the Throne, day-to-day duties of running the chapter often fall to other officers such as the First Captain and Chief Librarian.[1c]
History
The Shariax was discovered by Corcaedus, the first Chapter Master of the Death Spectres shortly after the "Dark" Thirteenth Founding in later M35/early M36. He was brought to Occludus by a vision from the Emperor and discovered the Shariax in a secret cavern beneath the planet's surface.[1a]
There is a worry within the Death Spectres as to what the Inquisition would do if it were to ever discover the existence of the Shariax.[1d]
