New Shades are gathering...

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"They say that the souls of stillborn childre sometimes choose to stay behind and become imaginary friends or guardian spirits for other children. But this one chose otherwise. She was jealous at the living, and rather than giving them aid, started leeching their memories and life force".

I think that should work.
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"Im ata yachol likro et ze, ata yode'a et ha'emet."

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Here's a book that might assist with the camelot/King Arthur domain.

I, Mordred - The fall and rise of Camelot.
https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/cla ... 7409.phtml

it's an interesting read and follows the basis of the myth up to a point before allowing Arthur to become a corrupt tyrant, despirately trying to prop up his rule with his enforcers
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Thanks! I don't think I'll have the time to read it soon (even if I had it - I have gigas of books waiting in my PC), but it's good for anyone who wants to expand upon the Shades.
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"Im ata yachol likro et ze, ata yode'a et ha'emet."

If you can read it, you know the truth.
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Gezora
Gezora is the name given to a giant arachnid monstrosity, a nightmare composed of mechanic and skeletal parts, which many arms and tentacles carry various deadly instruments. Gezora is a creation of Easan the Mad, but it left Vechor to wander the domains, bringing mayhem everywhere it goes. Nobody suspects that this deadly machine is actually operated by a little girl trapped inside; Easan has attached electrodes to her brain which make her think she is playing in her garden, unaware that her movements activate a monster and kill her "toys". Discovering the truth poses a moral challenge for heroes - should they kill an innocent, playful girl in order to stop the monstrous Gezora?
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"Im ata yachol likro et ze, ata yode'a et ha'emet."

If you can read it, you know the truth.
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Peni Parker inspired.
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Mistmaster wrote:Peni Parker inspired.
Partly :) My first thought came from different directions (including an episode of Samurai Pizza Cats), but since I watched Into the Spiderverse recently, Peni did add some flavor to the mix.
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Solomon
Solomon is an aesling, a rare offspring of aasimar and tiefling. He is strinkingly handsome with white skin and hair, muscular body and two golden horns. His eyes shift from golden to red pools. Torn between conflicting urges, he delved into the philosophy of good and evil, committing both exalted deeds and vile atrocities, trying to balance every good did with evil one and vice versa. His grandiose palace combines motives of heaven and hell, and he consorts with both female angels and succubi, each trying to lure him toward her side. The denizens are sharply divided, half of them worship angels and live chaste and pious lives, and the other half worship fiends and lives in shameless debauchery. Tensions are high and often break out, and strangers are forced to take sides - there is no place for neutrality or grey zone in Solomon's realm, only extremities.
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"Im ata yachol likro et ze, ata yode'a et ha'emet."

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After Darklords and my Lightlords, do we have our first Panumbralord?
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Heh, I think that doing evil deeds purposefully makes one definitely dark, even if he also does good deeds to "balance" them.
Where can I read about your Lightlords?
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http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/foru ... f=1&t=9834
Here, I have detailled four of them.
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Mistmaster wrote:http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/foru ... f=1&t=9834
Here, I have detailled four of them.
Looks interesting, but again it strays far from the canon RL and can't be understood without introductory background.
Do you have any article or "sourcebook" detailing the full history, geography etc. of your version?
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http://www.fraternityofshadows.com/foru ... 30#p223630
This is the introductory topic it gives a cursory look on all the Mistworld.
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Mathilda
Mathilda is a gluttonous, rude, extremely obese and disgusting woman with terrible taste. Her domain, Cockaigne, is a land of extreme abundance of food and drinks, with palaces made of chocolate and cakes, streets paved with pastries, rivers of wine, and roasted pigs and geese wandering about, ready to be eaten. The denizens live in an endless party of gluttony, shameless pleasures and complete lack of morals, becoming fat and degenerate. Visitors might think at first it's a dreamland, but the dream will quickly deteriorate into a nightmare where bodies and souls are debased and corrupted. Mathilda wants a husband, and the men who understandably refuse her advances will be killed horribly and made into food. She knows she must improve her looks and behavior in order to find love, but her gluttony always makes the best of her.
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"Im ata yachol likro et ze, ata yode'a et ha'emet."

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Inspired by Big Mama of One Piece?
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No, actually by Bassa Sababa of Netta Barzilai...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV1sjm9Lz_Q
The Reaper's riddle:

"Im ata yachol likro et ze, ata yode'a et ha'emet."

If you can read it, you know the truth.
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