Shadow

Shadows (alternatively known as Seele or Kage (影)) are the souls of humans. They typically exit the body after death and cannot be seen by the naked eye. In an alternate universe, they are the ones responsible for creating the Afflicted.
They appear to share a connection to the Coactive Species.
== Background ==
Shadows are human souls that have been corrupted by negative emotions pertaining and leading up to their deaths. This phenomena is similar to when Shade Users undergo an Eclipse that gives them their abilities. 
== Abilities ==
Malleable Forms/Transformation and Transmogrification: Shadows can bend their body and limbs at unnatural angles, sink into the ground, form weapons and tools out of their forms, and alter their physiology to suit their needs. Powerful individuals are even capable of molding Shadows into different forms and creatures, serving as the origins for Demons such as the Death Angels.
Physical Interaction: Shadows normally are intangible, unable to be touched or even seen by the naked eye. However, should they choose, Shadows can "make" themselves visible, or even capable of physically interacting with objects or people without phasing through them or killing them outright. Typically doing this when enraged, they often pair this ability with shaping their fingers into claws or shaping their hands and arms into other weapons. Even when still invisible, skeletal handprints and footprints can appear and act as an indicator of their location. Usually these same imprints also emit the same black smoke.
Regeneration: Shadows can quickly regenerate lost parts of their body on the offhand chance they are injured, even if their head or other major organs are destroyed or lost. Due to this, they can only really be killed with Shade Energy. There are a few things they can not regenerate from as easily (such as a Nightmare).
Possession: A main staple of the species, Shadows can possess humans, overtaking their bodies and turning them into Afflicted. The Shadow remains in control until the form expires. Though rare, they are some Shadows that are so skilled at possession, that they can control their host and masquerade as them without turning them into an Afflicted, although there is still a limit as to how long they can do this.
Phasing: Shadows can phase through physical objects, such as walls, floors, and ceilings. They can even make physical attacks move right through them without injury, as though they aren't really there. They can also phase through individuals , but this always causes immediate death for the victim unless they can use Shade Energy or their body circulates it throughout their form. (more info to be added later). 
Touch of Darkness: Should they choose, Shadows can instantly kill organisms through touch. This is usually done in a frenzy.
== Physical Description (revise needed) ==
Shadows, being human once, look like their past selves. As their name suggests, they are creatures who have a dark appearance, lacking skin pigmentation, and most distinguishing features. They do have glowing eyes which seem to vary in color from person to person, and mouths that only appear visible when open. They often have disturbing smiles, and strange black smoke that also resembles flames emerging from their skin constantly. They also seem to switch from being invisible to the naked eye to being fully visible, it is unclear why this happens. They also have some skeletal features.
When having a physical form, they look like their human counterparts, even mimicking clothing. Although they often keep the smile, and have dark eyes with glowing iris, and black pupils.
== Behavior ==
Being their soul, albeit corrupted, Shadows share some personality traits in common from their individual self when they were alive, sometimes even repeating phrases that represent important or consistent things from their life. However, much of this is muddled by their confused, violent, and hostile nature.
== Types (revise needed) ==
Griever: Often having a slim appearance with a disturbing smile and glowing eyes, this is the most common type of Shadow. They often cross into the alternate universe's to turn people into Afflicted. Their personality can vary, but it is often a twisted version of the human version. Some Shadows can have non-human features, such as horns, tails, or spikes.
== Weaknesses ==
Shadows have few known weaknesses as they are not physical beings. 
In their spectral form, Shadows can only be interacted with physically by Shade Users or other Shadows. In this form, their weakness is their spinal cord. Hitting/breaking/slicing it will kill the Shadow instantly. Some specific Anti-Shadow Weaponry are laced with materials that can completely attack a Shadow's phase space regardless of whether or not they are intangible. 
== Gallery ==
File:Shadow Concept Roon Artwork.png|A Shadow interacting with a Human (image provided by Just Roon)
File:Shadow 1.png|Examples of potential Shadow faces once they drop their act, revealing a terrifying skeletal face most of the time.
File:Shadow 2.png|Shadows can choose to appear with a mix of normal human features along with exposed skin and black muscle-like tissue. While incorporeal most of the time, temperatures can drop or rise fairly quickly in their presence. 
File:Shadow 4.png|Example of Shadow mitosis, forming two duplicates. One of the many applications of the word Doppelganger. Considering their complete inability to reproduce sexually considering their nature, this is their only way of ensuring their individual survival in many scenarios.
File:Shadow 5.png|Shadows can somewhat control temperature, or possess some sort of latent pyrokinetic or cryokinetic ability. Which it is specifically is unknown, but both can pose a real danger if a Shadow is threatened or is naturally hostile. This is amplified by the fact that they are nearly untouchable normally, and usually wander and appear in small to large groups. 
File:Shadow 6.png|Example of the difference between a human and their Shadow, having some similarities while also being different. 
== Trivia ==
* The name "Seele" is German for soul.
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