Marik Zaid Seif-al-Din, Blade of the Dawn, was a temple guard of the Church of Ba during the dark days, when fire rained from Jabal Alnaar and the sky was choked with ash for days on end. in those days, the Shadows had grown strong, so he and his company were given blades of fireglass and charged by the Allamah with protecting the people of Miir from evil. Ser Marik, ever hungry for glory, led his men to many a battle with the Shadows.