"We are no longer Nature's children, but her masters . . . ."
—Oath of the Ebon Hand

Fifth Edition

Initiates of the Ebon Hand

o1: Add o
B to your mana pool. If o4 or more is spent in this way during one turn, bury Initiates of the Ebon Hand at end of turn. Play this ability as a mana source.

{1}: Add {B}. If this ability has been activated four or more times this turn, sacrifice Initiates of the Ebon Hand at the beginning of the next end step.

Fallen Empires

o1: Add o
B to your mana pool. Play this ability as an interrupt. If more than o3 is spent in this way during one turn, bury Initiates of the Ebon Hand at end of turn.

Ebon leaders soon realized that non-human races often had special talents that could be exploited.

"Many Initiates sacrificed a hand to become full members of the Order."
—*Sarpadian Empires, vol. II*