Editing Toren (section)

===Volume Three===
Although Toren relished his freedom, at first he struggled to come up with a new purpose for himself. He didn't regret betraying Erin--he thought of her as a slaver who had been keeping him captive against his will--but at first he had difficulty coming up with new things to do. He spent several days using the corpses of travelers as bait to lure in and kill yet more travelers; his bodycount would eventually total over 20.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/10/17/3-24/ Chapter 3.24]</ref> Eventually, after drawing up a "would kill" list, and determining that his objective should be to grow strong enough to fight Griffon Hunt, he continued on the way to [[Esthelm]]. On the way there, he encountered a vanguard detachment of the [[Reiss|Goblin Lord]]'s [[Army of the Goblin Lord|army]]. The detachment's [Shaman] attempted to bind Toren to his will, much as he'd done with many other undead. Toren allowed the [Shaman] to bring him close, then murdered him. Unbeknownst to the [Skeleton Knight], this would cripple the vanguard's invasion of Esthelm, giving the defenders more time to prepare and preventing the invaders from utilizing the city's undead infestation as effectively as they'd planned to.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/09/27/3-17-t/ Chapter 3.17 T]</ref>

Once in Esthelm, Toren continued attacking anyone who looked strong enough to help him level up, including [[Ylawes Byres]] and [[Redfang Elite Warriors|members]] of the [[Redfang Tribe|Redfang Goblin tribe]] who'd been sent to find and kill Erin. After being beaten up so many times that his ability to regenerate was in danger of breaking down, he retreated into the sewers, but there he was attacked by a ghoul who nearly succeeded in killing him. Out of desperation, he called out for help, first from anyone, and then from from Erin. This unlocked the [Command Lesser Undead] skill, which he used to order nearby zombies to slay the ghoul.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/09/28/3-18-t/ Chapter 3.18 T]</ref> He then used it to lead the undead infesting Esthelm against both the human survivors and the goblin lord's invading vanguard. While he succeeded in harassing both forces, the Redfang Tribe's elite warriors succeeded in defeating him long enough for his army of undead to lose their cohesion, allowing the humans to disperse it once the Goblin Lord's vanguard was routed. Furious, Toren attacked and mortally wounded an injured [[Florist|human-turned-ghoul]] he'd encountered before, but after witnessing the way her goblin friends reacted, he was unable to finish the job. He departed Esthelm for Liscor, deciding that there might be more to being alive than killing and leveling after all.<ref>https://wanderinginn.com/2017/10/03/3-20-t/</ref>

After some time, Pisces arrived in Celum, alongside the newly reformed [[Horns of Hammerad]]. Erin explained the details of how she'd ended up in Celum, and reported what she'd heard from [[Wesle Salkie|Wesle]] about Toren's actions in the meantime. In turn, Pisces explained Toren's creation, and offered to sever the bond between her and Toren. Erin accepted, knowing that this would most likely kill him but also recognizing that he was too dangerous to be allowed to continue.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/10/17/3-24/ Chapter 3.24]</ref>