Shadowfell

The Plane of Shadow, more commonly known as the Shadowfell, exists as a dark and bleak echo of the Mortal Realm. It is a desolate place full of decay and death. It is believed that somewhere in the Shadowfell, there exists a dismal reflection of at least one city from every world in the Material Realm.

Gods & Entities

A small number of deities and powerful god like entities are known to make their home in the Shadowfell.

• Midnight: Goddess of Shadow and Night.

• Mask: The God of Thieves.

• Null: The Deathwyrm.

Geography

The world of the Shadowfell is constantly changing. Much like the material plane, where continentaly drift occurs, but the changes are considerably faster. What might take decades or even centuries in the material plane, can occur in a matter of weeks or months in the Shadowfell. This is primarily due to the shadowstuff that permeates the land.
Certain locations within the Shadowfell are known to be unchanging. These areas are typically ruled over by a powerful creature or entity that has the capabilty of shaping the terrain to its own preference. Such areas should be entered with caution, as not all entities are prone to welcome strangers into the realm. Unwitting creatures who enter such places may just find themselve becoming prey to such creatures, and end up as a meal or possibly enslaved in servitude to such entities.

Localized Phenomena

Known as "shadowstuff", the material of the Shadowfell can be manipulated by illusionists to form semi-real monsters and quasi-real evocations, even if the target disbelieved the illusions.

Physical Alterations

Creatures who reside within the Shadowfell will slowly find themselve 'poisoned' by the environment. Not to the point that it would kill them or make them sick, but the darkness of the realm would ultimately cause permanent changes to the creature which could manifest in an untold number of ways. Some examples could include:

• Changing the colour of their skin to a shade of grey or black.

• Allowing the creature to use darkness and shadows as portals.

• Their bodies would feel cold like a corpse.

• Any number of physical mutations to their bodies.

Light

In the realm of shadows, light created by spells and flame are reduced to half effectiveness. If a spell or light source would normally create bright light, it is treated as dim light instead, and dim light is not effective in the Shadowfell.

Climate

Despite being a plane created by shadows, the plane does still have it's own day/night cycle. The day is marked by a pale orange sun that crosses the sky, providing little in the way of light or warms to the cold desolate plane. While not ice-bound, the plane is naturally a very cold environment, due to the lack of heat from its sun, and is essentially a realm of eternal shadow and night. As such, a creature who is not physcially adapted to exist is such a climate, or is not dressed appropriately, will eventually find themselves succumbing to the effects of the cold and perish.

It is the toxic plane of darkness and power.
It is the hidden place that hates the light.
It is the frontier of worlds unknown.

Type

Plane of Existence