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This subject contains information from the "Lovecraft Circle" Myth Cycles, and while guided by HPL are not based on his work alone. Adumbrali (The Living Shadows) creatures that appear as shadows that dwell in the Abyss and send out Seekers to capture souls for them to torture and devour. They are so named 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. These beings are described as 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 its done.

Behind the Mythos[]

The Adumbrali were created by Robert A. W. Lowndes for his short story "The Abyss",and were later expanded upon by Chaosium.

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