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The Umbral

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The Umbral

The Umbral, also called the Plane of Shadow, or the plane of decay, is a world in shades of gray, most color has been leached from the world, everything is dull and little color remains. The entirety of one's senses are dulled and faded while on the Umbral.

Away from the crumbling cities of the Umbral are gray forests and deep fogs faded stretches of brambles and murky swamps. The Umbral is dark and claustrophobic, oppressive by its very air.

The Umbral overlaps the Material Plane in much the same way as the plane of Faerie. Aside from the drab landscape, it appears similar to the Material Plane. Landmarks from the Material Plane are recognizable on the Umbral, but they are twisted and warped, distorted reflections of what exists on the Material Plane. Where a mountain stands on the Material Plane, the corresponding feature on the Umbral is a jagged rock outcropping that resembles a skull, a heap of rubble, or perhaps the crumbling ruin of a once-great castle. A forest on the Umbral is dark and twisted, its branches reaching out to snare travelers’ cloaks, and its roots coiling and buckling to trip those who pass by.

There are no Skylands in the Umbral, instead, their positions are matched by hovering mounds of obsidian, that float suspended at the center of where the Skylands float in the material plane. The larger the Skyland in the material, the larger the chunk of black crystal in the skies of the Umbral.

Shadow dragons and undead creatures haunt this bleak plane, as do other creatures that thrive in the gloom, including cloakers and darkmantles. Few people travel willingly into the Umbral, but there are a few lost secrets hidden in the gloom, keys to ancient power and wisdom and potent magical items.