Shadow Annex

Shadow Annex
Kind	Interplanar breach ("a space between")
Region / realm	Graymond
GM canon
first cited: [heralds-a#3]

The Shadow Annex is a hidden space between worlds, reached through a passage beneath Graymond Library. ^{[heralds-a#3]}

Overview

Beneath Graymond Library lies a hidden passage toward the Shadow Realm; the Shadow Annex is the "in-between" space at the heart of it, set apart from the story's ongoing world rather than inside it. ^{[heralds-a#3 · heralds-a#4]}

In a later clarification, EKREM stated as settled fact that the Shadow Annex has no ties to Mind or Time — it is simply "somewhere between," and opening a way into it requires certain abilities. ^{[heralds-b#277]} Leaving requires those same abilities: anyone stranded inside is not lost forever, but escaping unaided could take years. ^{[heralds-b#277]}

History

Kaelen became trapped in the Shadow Annex while pursuing his old companion Draven beneath Graymond Library. ^{[heralds-a#3]} By the time this rescue was reported complete, Kaelen had been freed and was in Moonward. ^{[heralds-a#5]}

Related pages

• Graymond Library — the library beneath which the Annex's entrance lies
• Graymond — the town built above it
• Kaelen — was trapped in the Annex for a time, later freed
• Draven — the old companion Kaelen was pursuing when he became trapped
• Blackice — a faction rumored to have taken interest in the Annex (unconfirmed)
• Shadow Realm — the neighboring plane reached by the same hidden passage

Unconfirmed ideas

The source conversations contain proposals for Shadow Annex that the campaign owner never confirmed. They are collected on Idea:Shadow Annex so they cannot be mistaken for canon.