Despayr

Despayr was a black dragon that was unusual in a number of ways. Covered in peculiar runes, Despayr could not breathe acid like others of his kind but rather breathed gouts of shadowy shards. .

History
Marked from birth with strange runes by Shar and lacking the ability to breathe either acid or cast spells, Despayr was quickly ostracized by both his mother Skurge and sister Tyra. The young dragon was forced to live a solitary existence amid the other denizens of the Vast Swamp until he received a shadowy vision teaching him to turn the curse of his birth into a powerful tool.

Despayr took up the offer of the visions and began to follow Shar's will. Eventually learning to breathe shadowstuff and of his potential to create a tear in the Weave. Soon his visions shared with him his sister's fate at the hands of the Dragonslayer tribe of Lizardfolk, a tribe he swiftly enslaved when he settled into Tyra's unguarded lair.

At some point after this Despayr was approached by Esvele Greycastle, who revealed to him Shar's hand in the visions he had been following.

Physical description
Despayr looked much like other black dragons of his age, bearing the distinctive curling horns and dark scales of its kin. However, Despayr was marked with numerous purple glowing runes all over his body. . These markings were supposedly a gift from Shar that marked even the egg he hatched from.