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	''It was impossible to say what the ruins had once been. Only thick walls of stone, much eroded, remained. Then we saw it, a gurgling fountain. We exchanged incredulous glances, save for [[Annabel]], seemingly lost in her thoughts. A moment later [[Salvador]], guarding our rear, yawned loudly and collapsed. And in the next heartbeat a feminine voice called out: “Drink of the [[water]]; it will cool you; it will drive off the exhaustion that has layed low your friend.” But it was our fallen comrade who commanded our attention. And so we failed to notice that Annabel had obeyed and entered the[[ruins]]. No sooner had we aroused Salvador, than we heard her cry. We found her beset by a large quadrupedal shadow, mirrored many times over, that would dart forth from one wall to attack her and vanish into another, only to race out again from a different point. We fared poorly against it, our weapons growing heavier and our judgement cloudier with each numbing touch. But [[Raoul (Friend of Juno Lutuem\|Raoul]], grinning like a [[fiend]], turned the tide, shackling it with bands of eldritch force.''		''It was impossible to say what the ruins had once been. Only thick walls of stone, much eroded, remained. Then we saw it, a gurgling fountain. We exchanged incredulous glances, save for [[Annabel]], seemingly lost in her thoughts. A moment later [[Salvador]], guarding our rear, yawned loudly and collapsed. And in the next heartbeat a feminine voice called out: “Drink of the [[water]]; it will cool you; it will drive off the exhaustion that has layed low your friend.” But it was our fallen comrade who commanded our attention. And so we failed to notice that Annabel had obeyed and entered the[[ruins]]. No sooner had we aroused Salvador, than we heard her cry. We found her beset by a large quadrupedal shadow, mirrored many times over, that would dart forth from one wall to attack her and vanish into another, only to race out again from a different point. We fared poorly against it, our weapons growing heavier and our judgement cloudier with each numbing touch. But [[Raoul (Friend of Juno Lutuem)\|Raoul]], grinning like a [[fiend]], turned the tide, shackling it with bands of eldritch force.''

	-[[The Wreck of the Albatross]], [[Juno Lutuem]], Darkonese adventurer<ref>Descriptive text from [[John W. Mangrum]]'s [[Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror]] project (contributed by [[USER:cure\|cure]]), from posts on the [[Cafe de Nuit\|Fraternity of Shadows message board]].</ref>		-[[The Wreck of the Albatross]], [[Juno Lutuem]], Darkonese adventurer<ref>Descriptive text from [[John W. Mangrum]]'s [[Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror]] project (contributed by [[USER:cure\|cure]]), from posts on the [[Cafe de Nuit\|Fraternity of Shadows message board]].</ref>

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	Umbral creatures are composed of [[shadowstuff\|incarnate darkness]]; they are the equivalent of [[category:shadow\|shadows]] for creatures of creature [[type]]s other than [[humanoid]] (that is, [[aberration]], [[dragon]], [[giant]], [[magical beast]], or [[monstrous humanoid]]; created by applying the [[Umbral Creature~~]] [[template~~]]). As such, umbral creatures are [[Chaotic Evil]] [[incorporeal]] [[undead]] that crave to drain the [[strength]] of living creatures, just like normal shadows.<ref>[[Libris Mortis]] p. 128-130</ref>		Umbral creatures are composed of [[shadowstuff\|incarnate darkness]]; they are the equivalent of [[category:shadow\|shadows]] for creatures of creature [[type]]s other than [[humanoid]] (that is, [[aberration]], [[dragon]], [[giant]], [[magical beast]], or [[monstrous humanoid]]; created by applying the [[Umbral Creature Template]]). As such, umbral creatures are [[Chaotic Evil]] [[incorporeal]] [[undead]] that crave to drain the [[strength]] of living creatures, just like normal shadows.<ref>[[Libris Mortis]] p. 128-130</ref>

	An umbral creature's visage may make it appear in shady conditions like a [[living]] creature from the [[Plane of Shadow]], but this is not such a creature.<ref>Libris Mortis p. 128</ref> For that, see [[Shadow Creature]].		An umbral creature's visage may make it appear in shady conditions like a [[living]] creature from the [[Plane of Shadow]], but this is not such a creature.<ref>Libris Mortis p. 128</ref> For that, see [[Shadow Creature]].

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	An umbral creature's visage may make it appear in shady conditions like a [[living]] creature from the [[Plane of Shadow]], but this is not such a creature.<ref>Libris Mortis p. 128</ref> For that, see [[Shadow Creature]].		An umbral creature's visage may make it appear in shady conditions like a [[living]] creature from the [[Plane of Shadow]], but this is not such a creature.<ref>Libris Mortis p. 128</ref> For that, see [[Shadow Creature]].


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			Umbral creatures are composed of [[shadowstuff\|incarnate darkness]]; they are the equivalent of [[category:shadow\|shadows]] for creatures of creature [[type]]s other than [[humanoid]] (that is, [[aberration]], [[dragon]], [[giant]], [[magical beast]], or [[monstrous humanoid]]; created by applying the [[Umbral Creature]] [[template]]). As such, umbral creatures are [[Chaotic Evil]] [[incorporeal]] [[undead]] that crave to drain the [[strength]] of living creatures, just like normal shadows.<ref>[[Libris Mortis]] p. 128-130</ref>

			An umbral creature's visage may make it appear in shady conditions like a [[living]] creature from the [[Plane of Shadow]], but this is not such a creature.<ref>Libris Mortis p. 128</ref> For that, see [[Shadow Creature]].


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	''It was impossible to say what the ruins had once been. Only thick walls of stone, much eroded, remained. Then we saw it, a gurgling fountain. We exchanged incredulous glances, save for [[Annabel]], seemingly lost in her thoughts. A moment later [[Salvador]], guarding our rear, yawned loudly and collapsed. And in the next heartbeat a feminine voice called out: “Drink of the [[water]]; it will cool you; it will drive off the exhaustion that has layed low your friend.” But it was our fallen comrade who commanded our attention. And so we failed to notice that Annabel had obeyed and entered the[[ruins]]. No sooner had we aroused Salvador, than we heard her cry. We found her beset by a large quadrupedal shadow, mirrored many times over, that would dart forth from one wall to attack her and vanish into another, only to race out again from a different point. We fared poorly against it, our weapons growing heavier and our judgement cloudier with each numbing touch. But [[Raoul (Friend of Juno Lutuem\|Raoul]], grinning like a [[fiend]], turned the tide, shackling it with bands of eldritch force.''		''It was impossible to say what the ruins had once been. Only thick walls of stone, much eroded, remained. Then we saw it, a gurgling fountain. We exchanged incredulous glances, save for [[Annabel]], seemingly lost in her thoughts. A moment later [[Salvador]], guarding our rear, yawned loudly and collapsed. And in the next heartbeat a feminine voice called out: “Drink of the [[water]]; it will cool you; it will drive off the exhaustion that has layed low your friend.” But it was our fallen comrade who commanded our attention. And so we failed to notice that Annabel had obeyed and entered the[[ruins]]. No sooner had we aroused Salvador, than we heard her cry. We found her beset by a large quadrupedal shadow, mirrored many times over, that would dart forth from one wall to attack her and vanish into another, only to race out again from a different point. We fared poorly against it, our weapons growing heavier and our judgement cloudier with each numbing touch. But [[Raoul (Friend of Juno Lutuem\|Raoul]], grinning like a [[fiend]], turned the tide, shackling it with bands of eldritch force.''

	-[[The Wreck of the Albatross]], [[Juno Lutuem]], Darkonese adventurer		-[[The Wreck of the Albatross]], [[Juno Lutuem]], Darkonese adventurer<ref>Descriptive text from [[John W. Mangrum]]'s [[Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror]] project (contributed by [[USER:cure\|cure]]), from posts on the [[Cafe de Nuit\|Fraternity of Shadows message board]].</ref>

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''It was impossible to say what the ruins had once been. Only thick walls of stone, much eroded, remained. Then we saw it, a gurgling fountain. We exchanged incredulous glances, save for [[Annabel]], seemingly lost in her thoughts. A moment later [[Salvador]], guarding our rear, yawned loudly and collapsed. And in the next heartbeat a feminine voice called out: “Drink of the [[water]]; it will cool you; it will drive off the exhaustion that has layed low your friend.” But it was our fallen comrade who commanded our attention. And so we failed to notice that Annabel had obeyed and entered the[[ruins]]. No sooner had we aroused Salvador, than we heard her cry. We found her beset by a large quadrupedal shadow, mirrored many times over, that would dart forth from one wall to attack her and vanish into another, only to race out again from a different point. We fared poorly against it, our weapons growing heavier and our judgement cloudier with each numbing touch. But [[Raoul (Friend of Juno Lutuem|Raoul]], grinning like a [[fiend]], turned the tide, shackling it with bands of eldritch force.''

-[[The Wreck of the Albatross]], [[Juno Lutuem]], Darkonese adventurer

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