At first, life in the Black Skulks was fruitful. Krull was learning much and the Black Skulks were thriving. As Krull raised through the ranks, he was asked to perform more unscrupulous tasks including kidnapping, extortion, and eventually murder. It was this last task that Krull expressed his desire to quit the Black Skulks but once a Black Skulk, always a Black Skulk.
Those persistent members that wanted out of the gang were sent on "one last mission" before being allowed out of the gang. Krull was sent on a mission to murder a young princess, in return he would gain his freedom.
He snuck into the princess's home unnoticed and entered her bedchamber. He crept from the shadows to her innocent sleeping form with stiletto in hand, but something gave him pause. Suddenly, another form came from the shadows straight for Krull! The figure in black drove his poisoned blade towards the kenku, scratching him just enough for the venom to enter his veins. Krull felt his muscles tighten, and he fled from the window, landing hard on the street below. He knew he had to get away from the man in black quickly for the poison in his blood would take only a few minutes to seize his joints, or worse, kill him.
He ran for what seemed like hours, his vision tunneled and foam running from his beak. Having finally made it from the city and into the Threshold of the Rhaer Uzir Forest, Krull let the darkness overcome him.
