The Darkness

The Darkness, also known as the Sunless, the Dread Star, the Hunger, Lord Foul, and various other aliases, was a primordial entity that existed as a physical manifestation of chaos and evil at the dawn of existence. Initially created as a by-product of Komali's creation, it was put down by the Gods after attempting to engulf all of existence.

Centuries later, the demon K'thormir would be successful in resurrecting and releasing The Darkness back into Komali. Though imprisoned once again by the Sons of Shadowfell, The Darkness was still able to permeate and corrupt the material plane, drawing the attention of otherworldly forces and greatly impacting the nations of Komali's opinions of magic use.

History
The darkness was inadvertently created during the creation of the mortal races, as the gods did not account for the negative emotions that such mortals would manifest.

Appearance
The Darkness did not have a true physical form, instead preferring to use the bodies of others as a vessel. When the darkness chose to manifest itself in physical form, it often chose the appearance of a woman in impossibly heavy armor, made of rippling, opalescent shadow. During its final confrontation with the Sons of Shadowfell, the Darkness took the form of an enormous Black Dragon made of the same material.