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The Shadow subpath was one of the original 12 Subpaths of Nexus. It was created with the others during The Shattering, and was founded by Gravis. The Shadow path was one of mystery. They were dark and haunting, but not necessarily malevolent; sometimes they were the kindest creatures you ever met.

Roleplay

Unlike other paths of its time, the actual role-play was relatively contested among it's members. The Shadow role-play was open to interpretation by each member to a certain degree. A similarity would have been the embrace of and need for balance. The type of "balance" not much unlike the same balance Geomancers or Diviners speak of. The Shadow essentially maintained balance in the Kingdoms, and also on broader scales. Sometimes this would require a Shadow to align themselves with individuals or ideals that were perceived as "Good" or "Evil". The Shadow referred to these extremes on their moral spectrum as "Light" and "Dark". A Shadow's nature was to remain neutral. They were between the "Light" and the "Dark", commonly known as "Gray". "Gray" was nearly synonymous with the Ohaeng teaching.

Those who took no time or care in understanding the intricacies of the Shadow could easily have been confused by their actions and it was not uncommon for them to be misunderstood.

Post-Quota Roleplay

Later, in order to adapt with the Quota which Nexon placed on all the subpaths, the Shadow path attempted to change its role-play. Several Shadow conceived the idea of Three Teachings which Kaymat expanded on greatly. This teachings consisted of Chagi for body, Sasang for Mind, and Kiun for Spirit. Regardless of the founding of this new role-play, tensions within the newer leadership lead to the Shadow disbandment.

Shadow Spell List

Walker Spells: Dazzle 15 second paralyze, effects the targets that lie on the immediate 4 squares around the caster.

Fuddle Targetable; makes the targeted perform a random expression.

Shade Invisible trap.

Hear footsteps Lets caster see a persons name who is close to you.

Guide Spells: Cut purse Targetable, makes the targeted drop a small amount of his/her money on the ground.

Enshroud Makes any individual in the 4 squares around the caster invisible.

Shadow dye Gives the Shadow's dye.

Bind shadows Creates a Shade blade out of a Steelthorn.

Elder Spells:

Elder sage Sage in Kingdoms.

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-The [[Shadow]] subpath was one of the original 12 [[Subpaths]] of Nexus. It was created with the others during [[The Shattering]], and was founded by Daggett. The Shadows were a path of mystery, a cross between ninja and mystic. They were dark, but not malevolent.
+The [[Shadow]] subpath was one of the original 12 [[Subpaths]] of Nexus. It was created with the others during [[The Shattering]], and was founded by Gravis. The Shadow path was one of mystery.  They were dark and haunting, but not necessarily malevolent; sometimes they were the kindest creatures you ever met.
 ==Roleplay==
-The Shadow role-play was hard to define but yet very definitive. Unlike other paths of its time, it was not something you could easily stereotype such as the [[Spy]] role-play or something you could necessarily learn such as the [[Diviner]] role-play. The Shadow role-play was mysterious, elusive, and very open to interpretation by each member.
+Unlike other paths of its time, the actual role-play was relatively contested among it's members.  The Shadow role-play was open to interpretation by each member to a certain degree. A similarity would have been the embrace of and need for balance. The type of "balance" not much unlike the same balance [[Geomancer]]s or [[Diviner]]s speak of. The Shadow essentially maintained balance in the Kingdoms, and also on broader scales. Sometimes this would require a Shadow to align themselves with individuals or ideals that were perceived as "Good" or "Evil". The Shadow referred to these extremes on their moral spectrum as "Light" and "Dark". A Shadow's nature was to remain neutral. They were between the "Light" and the "Dark", commonly known as "Gray". "Gray" was nearly synonymous with the [[Ohaeng]] teaching.
-At the crux of the true Shadow was balance. This idea was not much unlike the same balance [[Geomancer]]s or [[Diviner]]s practice. The Shadow existed to maintain balance in the universe. Sometimes this meant aligning themselves with "Good" or "Evil", which was commonly referred to by Shadow as "Light" and "Dark". Most popularly, however, a Shadow chose to align themself with the "Gray", or what eventually became the [[Ohaeng]] teaching. This Gray Shadow was a mixture of the Light and Dark. No Gray Shadow was either good or evil, but instead a delicate balance of both. And so as the path itself strived to maintain in the realm in which it existed, there was always the eternal struggle of maintaining the balance within the self. The output of both of these notions is what others saw as the Shadow role-play: Sometimes malacious, others benevolent. Those who took no time or care in understanding the intricacies of the Shadow could easily have been confused by their words or actions. The Shadow, of course, were content with being gravely misunderstood and misinterpreted.
+Those who took no time or care in understanding the intricacies of the Shadow could easily have been confused by their actions and it was not uncommon for them to be misunderstood.
 == Post-Quota Roleplay ==
-Later, in order to adapt with the [[Quota]] which [[Nexon]] placed on all the subpaths, the Shadow path attempted to change its role-play. Then current [[Elder]] [[Dementia]] created a role-play based on a blood lineage known as the [[K'urimja]] tribe, which worshipped [[Hyun Moo]] amongst other changes. Several Shadow concieved the idea of Three Teachings which [[Kaymat]] expanded on greatly. This teachings consisted of [[Chagi]] for body, [[Sasang]] for Mind, and [[Kiun]] for Spirit. Many people hoped this more definitive role-play along with some grounds to explain why now so many Shadow would be "brought home", that the Shadow role-play could survive the [[Quota]]'s onslaught. However, the dissolution of the balance portion of the role-play along with the somewhat drastic change of role-play created tension in the path and set itself up for a great fall.
+Later, in order to adapt with the [[Quota]] which [[Nexon]] placed on all the subpaths, the Shadow path attempted to change its role-play. Several Shadow conceived the idea of Three Teachings which [[Kaymat]] expanded on greatly. This teachings consisted of [[Chagi]] for body, [[Sasang]] for Mind, and [[Kiun]] for Spirit.  Regardless of the founding of this new role-play, tensions within the newer leadership lead to the [[Shadow disbandment]].
+== Shadow Spell List ==
+'''Walker Spells:'''
+Dazzle
+''15 second paralyze, effects the targets that lie on the immediate 4 squares around the caster.''
+Fuddle
+''Targetable; makes the targeted perform a random expression. ''
+Shade
+''Invisible trap.''
+Hear footsteps
+''Lets caster see a persons name who is close to you.''
+'''Guide Spells:'''
+Cut purse
+''Targetable, makes the targeted drop a small amount of his/her money on the ground. ''
+Enshroud
+''Makes any individual in the 4 squares around the caster invisible.''
+Shadow dye
+''Gives the Shadow's dye.''
+Bind shadows
+''Creates a Shade blade out of a Steelthorn.''
+'''Elder Spells:'''
+Elder sage
+''Sage in Kingdoms.''
+== See Also ==
+* Any helpful and related articles
+[[Category:Rogue spells]]
+[[Category:Subpaths]]
+[[Category:Shadow]]