(Many ages past, a great king waged a glorious war: to break the shackles of magic on the world, so mankind could forge its own destiny. Yet upon severing the final font of enchantment, the king was lost, the foundations of the world crumbled, and his once-legendary knights were left alone to madness, ruin, and ash.)

Shen is one of the Ashen Knights, specifically, he is the Ashen Guardian. You are an Ashen Knight too. He sees you, and he approaches you.