Gladius Enderbore

Gladius Enderbore was the only child of Filius Enderbore and grandchild of the infamous pirate captain Khronus Enderbore. Born towards the end of the Fourth Age, Gladius Enderbore was also known as the Black Shadow, a mysterious figure that had made it his mission to take down Khronus Enderbore.

Born in secret on the island of Ender's Peak, which was lorded over by his grandfather, Gladius was not expected of much. His father, Filius, had been stranded on the island all of his life, and his mother was one of Khronus's various slavewives, one that he had inevitably forgotten about. Not allowed to leave the island, Gladius was expected to live out his life on Ender's Peak, just another trophy for Khronus Enderbore's table.

However, wishing not to live out this lifestyle, Gladius managed to escape from the island. Taking it upon himself to rid the world of the filth that was his grandfather, Gladius began a long campaign against the so-called pirate king and his fleet of ships, becoming a mysterious figure refered to only as the Black Shadow. This went on for many years with only limited success, until Gladius managed to break into Ender's Peak and find his father.

Filius revealed to him that Khronus had summoned a very powerful demon, and was planning to lead the one known as Jack Rinceweed into a trap. Setting out to find this Jack Rinceweed and save him from whatever nefarious plot was unfolding, Gladius was surprised to hear that his grandfather had died in the hands of the authorities. But then it all became clear to him- this was all a plot to lead Jack Rinceweed to Ender's Peak. Setting sail for the isle, Gladius eventually met up with Jack Rinceweed and together were able to put a stop to Khronus's plans, and in the process banishing Khronus.

After this event and no longer having a purpose, Gladius went on to serve under Jack Rinceweed as bosun. He was present on the Mozart Kraft when Jack Rinceweed began his search for the rumoured Motherland, homeland of the penguins, on behalf of an on-the-run and crewless penguin captain. However, it soon became apparent that the Motherland was merely a myth, as they had sailed towards World's End, where all oceans meet and end, and the goddess Ram rules. Unable to pilot away in time and aware that Ram demands a sacrifice if she is summoned, Gladius decided to make the sacrifice and sail out on his own to be taken, to spend the rest of his life in World's End.

However, Gladius did leave behind his great sword, Glaedus, which came in handy on another adventure...