One must earn a place among the undying. Conceit, an overblown sense of entitlement, or grief over the loss of a loved one has led a few young elves to demand access to the Transition ritual. The nobility ignores these pleas, forcing the Skullborn, as they call themselves, to seek other paths. That search led them to form an uneasy alliance with the Blood of Vol. To the Skullborn, becoming a vampire or a lich in the near future is an acceptable alternative to waiting for, or being denied, the Transition.
The Skullborn is a loose organization with few tenets. Its members believe that the Undying Court is guilty of allowing elves to die needlessly and that the Transition should be performed on any elf who desires it. Many of the group’s members dabble in necromantic rituals, and some have magical powers.