The Sisters of the Dark are a fictional sect in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... The Sword of Truth is a fantasy series written by Terry Goodkind. ... Terry Goodkind is an American writer, author of the Sword of Truth series. ...

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The Sisters of the Dark are former Sisters of the Light. They are Sisters who broke their oaths to the Sisters of the Light and made a new oath with the Keeper of the underworld. They live among the other Sisters posing as devout servants to the Creator in order to keep their true intents from being exposed. The Sisters of the Light are sorceresses from the Old World who lived in the Palace of the Prophets in the city of Tanimura. ... The underworld in this context is a fictional location in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ...

They work to further the cause of the Keeper believing that when the he takes over the world of the living, each Sister of the Dark will be rewarded with power and immortality.

For centuries, the Sisters of the Light denied their existence but when Richard Rahl exposed them in Stone of Tears the other Sisters were forced to ackowledge that they are real. Richard Rahl is the primary protagonist in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. ... Stone Of Tears is the second book in the Sword of Truth series of books. ...