# Shadowfell Effects ## Category Planar Phenomenon / Bleak Reflection / Possible Source of Threats ## Known Facts - The [[Shadowfell]] is a dark echo or reflection of the Material Plane. - It is bleak, desolate, and drained. - It is associated with decay, death, greyscale landscapes, dark reflections, no true sun, foul water, and spoiled food. - Light behaves strangely there. - The plane shifts constantly. - Its geography is unstable. - Locations may appear, vanish, or warp in relation to the Material Plane. - Known [[Shadowfell]] locations include Evernight, the Dark Lands, and the Black Rift. - [[The Night Council]] is a major [[Shadowfell]] power. - Lab Halen’s Rift Gate research reportedly opened pathways into the [[Shadowfell]]. - [[The Night Council]] is repeatedly mentioned in [[Lab Halen]] records. ## Known Effects - Warps geography. - Distorts light and safety. - Produces bleak reflections of Material Plane locations. - May enable or require portal-based travel. - May connect to death, decay, and planar intrusions. ## Known By - [[Pipe]], through research - Full party, partially - [[Lab Halen]] researchers - [[Keth]] - [[The Night Council]] ## Connected To - [[Shadowfell]] - Night Council - Nera - Nerul - [[Lab Halen]] - Rift Gate devices - [[Keth]] - [[Solland]] cough creatures, possibly - Zuri’s device, possibly - Traitor Hands, possibly - [[Whune]], thematically - [[Bavar]], thematically - [[Nyxthys]], thematically ## Open Questions - Are the cough creatures from the [[Shadowfell]]? - Is the Night Council involved in [[Tarin]] events? - Why did [[Lab Halen]] provide or develop Rift Gate access linked to the [[Shadowfell]]? - Are there [[Shadowfell]] echoes of [[Solland]], [[Crownshold]], or the labs? - Is [[The Blight]] connected to the [[Shadowfell]], or only superficially similar? - Are the Traitor Hands connected to [[Shadowfell]] powers?