Shade
Template:Magical Entities A shade was a ghost-like creature that lived in the Forests of Hell.[1][2]
A touch from a shade withers flesh, and ultimately will turn a person to dust, and eventually into a shade themselves.[1] In order to avoid the attention of shades, people would follow the Simple Rules, which dictated no fire, no blood, and no running. Shades could be wounded with silver, but once the silver was used it would dissolve into dust, making silver an expensive but crucial commodity.
It was rumored that the White Fox did not fear shades, that they would not dare come for his soul.[1] It was also said that shades sometimes remained around the place that they had once lived, such as the shade that was believed to belong to Silence Montane's husband, which guarded her waystop. Sometimes the number of shades in an area would grow exponentially, leading to a decrease in travelers.
Notes
- ↑ a b c Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell#
- ↑ Broken reference - Missing date declaration: Silence for Shadows review
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