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Shadow Walkers

Can control their Shadows somewhat. Send messages, scout for info, etc.Shadows are hateful spirit-like creatures. Shadow Walkers still have a literal shadow, like from light, but it seems extra dark when their Bound Shadow is with them. Shadow Walkers have to stay in well-lit areas, their Bound Shadow is constrained and defined by their actual shadow. If they go into a completely dark room, they lose their shadow, so their Bound Shadow has no limits and consumes them. When sending out your Bound Shadow on errands, their size and shape is defined by how your shadow looks at the moment you send them away. If you are in an area with multiple lights and therefore have multiple shadows, the Bound Shadow will be imprinted on whichever shadow is most prominent. If they are all equally prominent, the Bound Shadow attempts to be imprinted on all of them. That usually results in diminished power and ability to function. 

All of that is the basic information that people are supposed to know, here’s the secret stuff that is revealed through plot. There are only so many Bindable Shadows in the world, each one is a parallel of a living person. The more grief and loss that person has experienced, the more powerful their parallel shadow is. If a person manages to bind their Shadow, they will have much more power. If they manage to convince the Shadow to willingly bond with them, they are even more powerful. 

I need a better name than Bound Shadow or just ‘Shadow’ vs ’shadow’. Shadowling? Living Shadow? Living Dark? Dark Shadow? Shade? Maybe I should just make up my own word. Shadin? Shadinn? Shadjin?