Wendigo

I completely agree with the first bit about the height, that is very reasonable. The second bit I think 160 meters(500+ feet) is a little much. Especially if you look at the difference of tier 3 to tier 4/5. I also think you should separate tier 4 and 5.

Thanks for all the positive feedback guys!

Shadow Tainting Shades are made when a Shade Father imprints enough of their taint onto the soul of another that it latches on. This taint gradually develops to become a fully fledged Shade, creating an excess of mana production and 'consuming' it, thus creating the darkened aura that these dark mages are infamously known for. There is, however, a far more subtle use of this 'tainting' ability that has only recently been discovered and researched in depth. Shadow Tainting Objects Although the world we live in is made up of mostly mana-less objects, there are those that break this trend. Some objects replenish their mana readily or have readily replenished mana (such as certain gems, or enchanted items). To some, this is mana is useless. To Shades, it is seen as an opportunity. Capable of 'injecting' a small amount of their taint into the mana of these objects, it is granted varying traits of the Shade that taints it, including the unending drive to cause chaos. If an inanimate object is shadow tainted, the following would occur: Any who touch or are in close proximity to it would suffer the negative Shade effects in varying degrees of power, depending on the amount of taint injected into it, and your proximity. Additionally, the object would have its latent mana consumed by the taint, causing a dark aura to permeate, barely visible, from the object. It would slowly corrupt and keep the aura of those within its proximity, much like a Shade corrupts and steals the aura of others. As the object slowly corrupts the aura of other objects around it, the shadow would spread. Staying true to its chaotic nature, the spread would be random and uneven, yet the same effect would apply to what it comes in contact with. The aura these objects produced would be readily available for shades to harness and add to their aura if they so choose, yet the amount gleaned from one innate object is so minuscule that it shall never provide any clear benefit to use. Also depending if a mage connects to the void within close proximity to the item his aura may be tainted as well. The only outcome of this would be a larger tainted aura surrounding the object and said mage will feel the negative side-effects more severely. Aesthetic effects of shadow tainting When an inanimate object is shadow tainted, a number of signs appear that hint at it. The main, recurring effect is the release of a black aura. Following this, the taint might cause slight changes in appearance. A crystal tainted by a shade would gain a blackness swirling within it or a black aura around it. A similar staff might gain black markings running down it. It is truly up to the people involved, but the taint cannot be lacking of tells. What one might feel in the vicinity or touching one of these objects Depending on the amount ‘injected’ to taint the objects mana the effects will vary. But generally one would feel what being close to a shade would be like with some added quirks. So paranoia, whispers, depressed emotions(dread), etc. For those that hold or are within the vicinity of the object for extended periods of time the effects will grow in strength. They would begin to have trouble sleeping with constant nightmares, whispers would grow in tenacity, the feeling of an unknown maleficent presence constantly just out of sight, ‘negative’ emotions would become more apparent(Irritable, perhaps becoming more violent depending on your character), shadows would begin to seep or reach out towards you closing in(this is a hallucination so only you would see it). Overview/Summary: -Mana-containing objects can be shadow tainted, which gives them aura-corrupting capabilities. This aura is then harvestable by the shade that corrupted said object. -For a shadow taint to be done, a Shade must simply be in close proximity to the object, so that their tainted aura is capable of touching it. Touch greatly aids and speeds up the process, but is not required for it to occur. -Holy magic may remove the taint but is subject to the amount of tainted mana within the object. -Those within the vicinity of these objects would feel the negative side effects of a shade in varying degrees. RED LINES: It’s not permanent, as because the tainted slowly mana leaks out of the object or may be cleansed with holy magic. A shade needs to be Tier 4 or greater to do this, along with it needs to be taught by a Shade Father. Shadow tainted objects do not make you into a shade, though they shall corrupt your aura. Tainted objects must be objects that contain mana in them or are fueled by mana. You would never be able to understand or communicate back with the whispers coming from an object. [Important bit, read this too!] Acknowledgements and Reasoning: A big thanks goes out to Hugo(miss you buddy)for the lore previously and to the rest of the shades. I’d also like to thank whoever commented on the previous lore post concerning this and their constructive criticism. We decided that we would remove tainting and manipulation of people through their aura for the time being.

So I dug back in time and found this quote for you. I'm sure you'll want to confirm this yourself, but I hope this helps.

The LT can correct me if I'm wrong, but back in November they made a decision that specifically stated that Fi mage's can neither sense nor cleanse a soul with a shade attached. I don't know if this is something you should correct or not, because in the sense of the soul and taint they are similar in that regard only as far as I can see. Otherwise I really like what you've done and it is something unique and new, as well as being very balanced. It's a plus one from me.

I really like your writing, and you make everything 'make sense'(sorta) from a fantasy 'science' perspective. But I /really/ don't like making everything in a high fantasy role play server set and defined as you have put it down here. Leave it open please.

I don't see the reason why this needs to be in Lore Submissions. You are arguing against another lore submission.

Ignoring the whole mana shin dig, I find the magic to be somewhat overpowered. You can't see it coming in any way shape or form, and the other bit being near instantaneous implosion of objects so you're near defenseless against this pretty much. Situations like that won't create rp, it will end it.

Voidal energy doesn't equal mana. Look, literally take the mana bit out and the lore will be fine. I'm not saying it will be accepted because of it..it will just help.

Unless stated otherwise passive mana can only be found/created by living entities/things that have a soul. I think you are over complicating it with the magic bit, literally remove that and you have the same exact results w/o breaking current lore.

The way magic lore is right now when it comes to using most magics besides deity or dark magics is there are three main types of mana. One being passive mana, the next being active, and the final being aura a byproduct of the former mentioned. To say all objects have mana is something I've never heard. For the sake of argument let's say you are right, where does this mana/magic category fall into, if anywhere out of all the types of magic I just mentioned?

Agreed, but not all objects inherently have magic. Not all objects inherently have mana stored, mana obelisks and the like only have mana because they are crystalline and are cut to specifically contain it. Not only that but a mage has to first put the mana into the object, which in and of itself can be taxing depending on the extent of it.

One of the first things I questioned when I started reading this was the concept of everything being made of mana. I was always taught and told by reputable people in the magic community that only living things could contain mana. Adding this may potentially break magic lore.

((Plus 1 from me.))

I have to agree with alot of the other people in here, but I feel like you're taking an already incredible magic that allows almost instantaneous travel (which lore wise is pretty incredible and good job getting it approved by the lore team) and turning it into something else.