The Shadowlands are a parallel realm, mirroring almost exactly the form of the Judgement Fields, but different in subtle, important ways. Most significantly, other beings reside in the Shadowlands. Combat can, and does, take place, and death leaves little to plunder. Phantoms who study the revenance skill are given the choice in the Umbra to venture into the Shadowlands or into the Judgement Fields. Why enter the Shadowlands? That's hard to say. Many think it's insanity to enter a violent realm, possibly more dangerous than the material Retroverse. Others seek the adventure. Still others whispers the rumors of ancient necropoli that faded completely into oblivion -- but in actuality, slipped into the Shadowlands. Could lost lands once known to the Retroverse denizens be hidden there? It is in the Shadowlands that the Gods wage their invisible wars, unseen by their devoted followers. Here, demons and angels slaughter each other, only to rise up again each day for another battle. Here, shambling nature spirits rise up from the dark ether to do Gaia's bidding. Here, Armagg-Odhin's Reavers live out a glorious orgy of death and dismemberment upon all that moves. The Shadowlands are gray, dark, and depressing, but they are a land of emotional extremes that only the strongest psyches dare explore. |