Difference between revisions of "Shade"

|People on [[Threnody]] are afflicted with a particular ailment that—upon death—sometimes turns them into what we call a [[Cognitive Shadow]]. I will leave aside the nature of whether or not a Cognitive Shadow is actually the soul of the person— this is a question for a theologian or a philosopher.

A '''shade''' is a type of [[Cognitive Shadow]] that is native to the [[Forests of Hell]] on [[Threnody]].{{book ref|sfs}} Spirits of dead Threnodites, the shades haunt the Forests preying on travelers and can only be defeated with [[silver]]. The shades are dangerous and feared by all inhabitants of the Forests, as their touch can cripple and disfigure and may even kill a person and turn them into a shade.