The Shadow or Spirit or Penumbra or several other names is the spirit-world reflection of the physical world. It seems to reflect the most impactful part of a places history, so the Oxo Tower for example is currently full of art spaces but was previous used for heavy meat processing - hence it carries a weird mix of those two things, a smell of meat, memory? Ghost? spirit? people working, but also dancing and acting. Is a part of the Near Umbra and split from the physical world by the Gauntlet or Veil - a barrier which requires some supernatural effect to cross.
Notable Spirits
| Name |
Description
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| The Bell of Southwark |
A Bell
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| St. Mary-le-Bow Bell / Bow Bell |
A Bell
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| Bromley by Bow Bell |
A Bell
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| Big Ben |
Linking Bell
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| Father Thames |
Unclear
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| Dragon |
Various dragons protect parts of London
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| Boatman |
transport on the Thames
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| Galliard |
An incarna serving Luna, met by the Pack on the moon
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| Wyrm Demon of the Statuette |
an 8 foot tall figure, stick thin, lives in a black void where it can manifest tentacles, met by the Pack at Midsummer 2020, linked to the Syrian Wyrm Statuette
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| Orpheus |
A dream spirit who works with the Primrose-Morton Estate, gives them visions of Wyrm plots to foil once a year at Midsummer. Gave The Pack a series of boons in exchange for their help in Season_Four
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| The Wolf of the Hunting Grounds |
Encountered by Sunny and Jules during Midsummer 2020, seems to be a large wolf spirit that rules over a realm of prime hunting territory. Made some kind of deal with Sunny that turned/made Lottie realised she was Garou, it got us hunting a deer (Season_Six#2022-02-14), aka Father Wolf.
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| Grass Sprite |
Encountered by Carlie in the Summerlands during Season_Five#2021-09-27, a winged figure made of pollen that welcomed her to one of Gaia's homes.
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| Rat |
the Totem of the Bone Gnawers, see also Worship of the Rat Ritual
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| Archangel Michael |
A possible literal Angel, channelled by Lydia into one of the Eight Blades of the Bishop during Season_Six#2022-05-16
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Penumbra Locations/Events
Umbral Geography and Realms
Further into the Umbra are a number of Realms or "Pocket Realms" which connect to each other and are more focused on various spiritual concepts/powers.
| Name |
Description |
Affiliation
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| The Shadow |
aka "The Penumbra" A strange reflection of the spiritual aspect of the physical world |
Neutral
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| The Net |
Unknown |
Unknown
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| The Place of Stones |
Unknown |
Unknown
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| The Temple of Winds |
Unknown |
Unknown
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| Luna |
Unknown |
The Moon
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| Sol |
Unknown |
The Sun
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| Malfese |
Unknown |
The Wyrm
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| The Abyss |
Unknown |
The Wyrm
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| Hellscape |
Like an 80s heavy metal album cover |
Satan (???) probably The Wyrm
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| Realm of Heaven |
Unknown |
Unknown
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| Realm of Angels |
Unknown |
Unknown
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| Realm of The Saints |
Unknown |
Unknown
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| Summerland |
A realm of the Wyld linked to Gaia, where some Garou spirits go after death |
Unknown
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| The Umbral Church |
A place which calms rage and gives a connection to the Numinous |
Unknown, but linked to Celeste and the Children of Gaia
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| The Hall of Heroes |
aka The Hall of Warriors a realm where ancestor spirits who died fighting for Luna and Gaia reside |
Gaia
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| The Hunting Grounds |
Rolling hills and much prey, overseen by an Unknown Wolf, visited by Sunny (Season_Four#2021-08-16) as part of her boon from Orpheus |
Gaia ?
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| The Forksaken Marsh |
A swamp where those whos souls were corrupted by The Wyrm and then were killed by Garou seem to sometimes go. Sunny went here during midsummer 2020 and took a Strange Roman Coin as a token from a regretful spirit and brought it back to the pack. It may all be an elaborate trap. |
Unknown
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| The Spire |
Also called The Tower by Tarquin Primrose-Morton. Somewhere he intends to travel (Season_Five#2021-09-27). |
Unknown
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| The Front Line |
A place of eternal conflict, Nam hived off from this 60 years ago |
Unknown
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| Nam |
Possibly a place of warfare and fighting, Liz and the Stargazers ended up there. See also Children of Gaia Peace Mission to Nam |
Unknown/Wyrm (?)
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| Belles |
The Realm of the Bell Spirits where the Music of the Celestial Realms can be heard |
Unknown
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| Gary |
An industrial realm, linked to Gary Indiana |
Wyrm / Weaver (?)
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| Cathedral |
A larger slightly differently focused version of The Umbral Church
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| Papal Estate |
Linked to the Church of the Umbral Popes. The religious side of the Empire. |
Unknown
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| The Eternal Empire |
Sometimes oppose the Church of the Umbral Popes, the civil side of the Empire. |
Unknown
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| Sword |
A realm controlled by godless heathens that makes very nice weapons |
Unknown
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| Peter |
A realm of large rock cubes, a glowing light that calls people to it, and armed angels. Visited by the Pack Season_Five#2021-12-20 |
Unknown
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Sizes of Spirit
| Type of Spirit |
Description |
Scale
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| Gaffling |
The smallest spirits |
Almost like animals or limited servants
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| Jaggling |
A spirit who is an "umbral citizen" |
From sort of human to large
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| Incarna |
A powerful but defined spirit |
Totem spirits, independent servants to the Celestines
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| Celestine |
Very powerful spirits |
Almost gods, e.g. Luna, Helios/Sol. Normally live in shard realms
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| The Triat |
Weaver, Wyld, Wyrm |
Basically a god, lives/is a deep umbral realm
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| ?? One True God ?? |
A possibly existing creator god |
source of all, see The Werewolf Bible
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Types of Spirit
| Type of Spirit |
Description |
Scale
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| Bane |
A Wyrm spirit of some kind, associated with creating Fomori |
Any
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| Demon |
Some kind of Wyrm or infernal spirit, associated with the Hellscape |
Any
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| Lune |
A spirit associated with the moon, power changes with the phase, can open moon bridges, generally like the garou |
Jaggling
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| Pattern Spiders |
Seen on ships and various buildings, associated with the Weaver |
Jaggling-Gaffling
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| Totem |
A large spirit associated with patronage of a place or group
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