The Shade

**The Shade** is name given to the island where more than one hundred humans and different supernatural creatures reside from both the Supernatural Dimension and the planets found in In-Between. It's governed by Derek and Sofia Novak and functions as a primary base for GASP.

The Shade is a beautiful island located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in the Earth, which was found, when Derek's ship landed on its shores by accident. It was just a wild island back then, inhabited only by the local animals. The  day they arrived on the island, Derek was with, Lucas, Vivienne, Gregor, Xavier, Cameron, Liana, Eli, Claudia, Kyle and Sam.

After 400 years, Derek woke up from the sleeping spell and found an improved version of The Shade that he left behind. Before the spell, the island had been nothing but a fortress surrounded by towering sequoias. They’d made a clearing in the forest and called it The Vale. The Crimson Fortress that used to be simply a wall that surrounded the island was now home to many vampires who at that time had sworn to protect The Shade. In several strategic places of the fortress, stone houses were built with pointed turrets that lined the wall, which were used by the men and women who belonged to Elite to defend the wall.

To the southwest of the Island, there is the Sanctuary, a white building, the roof covered with gems and with the appearance of a temple. It was built in honor of Cora, the witch who created The Shade's protection spell and has been home to all the witch's descendants.

The Elite, that is, the vampires who swore allegiance to the Novaks and fought alongside them, inhabit the Residences, houses built high in the trees. They were high-end modern villas connected by glass-covered walkways and hanging bridges.

The Great Dome was a large, round hall located at the topmost level of the Crimson Fortress’ west tower. It earned its name due to the dome-like, cavernous structure of its ceiling. It was never officially declared as the main center of all our governmental, judicial and military gatherings, but it became just that over the years.

Inside The Shade, other places stand out as The Armory, a windowless stone building at the edge of the field, in which the weapons are stored. The mountains called The Black Heights, was divided into The Cells, where the newly captured and unassigned humans were left and The Catacombs, where the human slaves lived and who had given that name to the place. And The Pit, the only part that the sun came before the spell was modified and that is used when vampires decide to take the cure and return to being human again.

Outside the Crimson Fortress, there is the only man-made place that only Derek, Sofia and his sister Vivienne, The Lighthouse, know, which after Sofia's arrival at The Shade, became the sacred place for the couple.

After the end of season one, many changes occurred in The Shade, the slave system was eliminated and all the humans who decided to stay were established in The Vale, being in the middle of the square, the school was built. The spell that protected the island for so many years and kept it in an eternal night change, leaving some part for the Sun to shine and humans could enjoy.

The Black Heights was remodeled and since its arrival it became the home of dragons and Jinns, as well as the caverns around the beach, it became the home of Brett and Bella, the Ogres of The Shade.

Since season three and four The Shade acted as the main base of the League of Shadows and later GASP. Because of this, many supernatural beings moved to live on the island, increasing its population and earning the nickname "zoo" given by Corrine, who says it affectionately when they talk about the changes that the island and its inhabitants have suffered