Adumbrali (The Living Shadows) are a fictional species in the Cthulhu Mythos. They were originally created by Robert A. W. Lowndes for his short story "The Abyss", and were later expanded upon by Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu role-playing game.
Description[]
The Adumbrali are creatures that appear as shadows who dwell in the Abyss, sending out Seekers to capture souls for them to torture and devour. They are documented in the Song of Yste.
These monsters, like the Beings of Xiclotl and the Death Vines, are obscure creatures not well-known even among the most learned scholars. They are described as being two-dimensional beings of shadow that can only move in horizontal movement and are known to hunt humans with cruel delight until slaying them outright. Other accounts describe them as a type of shadow elemental of the malicious variety that can teleport into different realms and can shoot out shadow-like tendrils that suck the engulfed victim's body fluids, leaving nothing but a dried-up corpse once it's done.
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