Other followers of the Overlight have been called to follow the Bishop's vision, forming an elite, masked resistance, known only as "Shroud", whose true identities are kept secret, even from each other. 

The ranks of Shroud include the most well-trained warriors, most talented spies, and most brilliant scientists that the Bishop could find...each given a code name that is used at all times.

Shroud includes two members from amongst the royalty themselves, feeling that their "leg up" in life does not give them the right to bring others to heel,