Difference between revisions of "Shade"

A group of Threnodites fled to Canticle, and the first to die became shades that would later be known as the [[Chorus]].{{book ref|tsm|22}} They hold the history of those who fled to the planet, and build ships for those still alive. Shades will turn into [[sunheart]]s when exposed to the sun on Canticle, which helps keep them from overwhelming the planet.{{book ref|tsm|13}}<{{wob ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6hx9YKGC80]</ref>|16344}} No more shades have been made on Canticle since the Chorus.{{book ref|tsm|22}}

Shades are a Cognitive Shadow generated when a personThrenodite,{{book ref|sfs}}{{wob ref|16317}} or another animal,{{wob ref|7445}} is killed by another shade.{{book ref|sfs}} Threnodites may also turn into a shade after they die, even when off of Threnody.{{book ref|tsm|7}}{{book ref|tsm|epilogue}} It is uncertain what mechanism controls this process. However it is known that the Cognitive aspect of the person is imprinting on extra available Investiture, allowing this Investiture to remain sentient after the death of the person's Physical form.{{au ref|threnody}} This is due to the high levels of ambient Investiture on Threnody,{{wob ref|8324}} possibly left over from the death of Ambition.{{book ref|tsm|7}} The absence of any Shards on the planet itself however impacts the shades, causing them to behave differently than other Cognitive Shadows.{{wob ref|6891}} This is possibly the cause of their diminished self-awareness. It is possible for non-intelligent organisms to become Shades, although this doesn't happen naturally.{{wob ref|15046}}