The Black

History
Also known as the Rot, the Black is a force which is strongly associated with death. The decay and rotting of living things is where it flourishes, with its base being in the "Bone Kingdom" an aetheral realm of entropy and decay. As it is its nature, it works in opposition to life forces such as The Red and The Green. Like the other elemental forces of its kind, the Rot is guarded by a Parliament; the Parliament of Decay. Each member of this Parliament is a former Avatar of Death.

Unlike the Red and the Green which usually chooses its champions by opportunity, the Black has most prominently worked through human agents who belonged to specific bloodlines" most notably the Arcane and Hand families.

Trivia

 * While Abigail Arcane has a natural born connection to the Black, she has thus far resisted the call of the Black because she was protected from it by the strength and power of Swamp-Thing and his connection to The Green, she fears it is only a matter of time before the Black attempts to seduce her to its power once again.
 * The Guardians of the Lantern Corps believe that this Black sounds much like an ancient prophecy of their own, concerning a mythical Black Lantern Conduit.