The Silence

The Silence was a powerful malevolent force that was imprisoned within a black stone castle by the legendary wise man Raama during the early Thurian Age, thousands of years before the reign of Kull. As its name implies, this cosmic entity was the embodiment of absolute silence. Where the Silence came from is not explained, but it threatened to destroy humanity and all sound throughout the universe until Raama imprisoned it inside the castle and sealed it for all time. The castle, located in the Zalgara Mountains, became known as the Skull of Silence.

The Silence was invisible but its presence could be sensed as throbbing, unseen waves of horror and evil that shattered the minds and sanity of its victims, ultimately killing them. As a safeguard, Raama had placed a special jade gong and mallet near the entrance of the castle. If one were foolish enough to break the seals and bolts and release the Silence, it could be forced back into the castle by repeatedly striking the gong. Kull resorted to this measure after releasing the entity in his rash desire to look upon it. He eventually destroyed the Silence with a relentless onslaught of sound from the gong, which also shattered the gong in the process.