Shadegegeden

"There are creatures in this world, dreadful horrible creatures, that would tare a child like you limb from limb tearing out their life force and devouring it. Fortunately these creatures can not bare the light of the sun so as long as you keep to the rules then you will stay safe."

- parents to children in the middle mountains for thousands of years.

The name literally means shadow creatures and they do not disappoint. Lurking in darkness in the day time and only roaming in the night these are the creatures of tales that are passed on from generation to generation to ensure that precious little ones stay indoors in the day lest they get eaten by the shadow monsters. According to most tales they can shape shift into any form they chose stealing a image from their victims nightmares to terrify them into flight whereupon they fall into a trap the Shadegegeden have set. However, they have become a creature of myth and few people seriously believe they still exist. Despite this even the most experienced rangers report seeing creatures from their nightmares as darkness falls and, according to research seen by The Falling Standard, such reports are growing in number.