Umbra (“The Veil”)

Umbra isn’t a monster — it’s a living shadow of doubt, fear, and separation. It feeds on emotional disconnection and self-doubt — the opposite of the group’s harmony.

Umbra was once a Guardian of the Realms — a guide of truth — but was consumed by fear of failure and betrayal, turning into a reflection of what happens when one forgets the light within.

⚫ SHADOW FORM (Whispers & Fog Phase)

“A presence you feel before you see — like a memory you wish you could forget.”

Shape: Amorphous and fluid, like living fog

Color: Smoke-gray with flecks of deep indigo and black; translucent in patches

Movement: Glides across surfaces, seeps along walls or trees like spilled ink

Eyes: None visible — just glowing outlines or flickers that appear briefly in the mist

Sound: Whispered echoes of the children’s own thoughts — sometimes layered with multiple voices

Aura: Temperature drops when it nears; flowers wilt or colors desaturate

🌀 Used for manipulation, illusions, and emotional division

🧠 Symbolism:

Umbra isn’t a monster — it’s a living shadow of doubt, fear, and separation. It feeds on emotional disconnection and self-doubt — the opposite of the group’s harmony.

🪞 Origin:

Umbra was once a Guardian of the Realms — a guide of truth — but was consumed by fear of failure and betrayal, turning into a reflection of what happens when one forgets the light within.

🧥 FULL FORM (Manifested Body)

He is both beautiful and terrifying — as if starlight and shadows made a man.”

Height: ~7 feet tall

Build: Slender, elongated limbs — regal but slightly inhuman in proportion

Face: Shifting — never fully visible. At times resembles the person he’s addressing.

In close moments, each child sees a reflection of themselves in him.

Eyes: Deep, liquid silver pools glowing faintly, as if lit from within

Skin: Silken black and purple shadow — matte like charcoal, with shifting star-like particles that pulse like a galaxy

Robe: Wears flowing robes of living mist and light, constantly transforming — silver on the edge, black in the center

Voice: Soft, layered, emotionally charged — sounds like their own voices whispering through his tone

🔮 Carries weight of forgotten sorrow. When weakened, you see golden veins begin to glow from inside — the light he lost long ago.

✨ Visual Symbolism

Form	Represents	Artistic Note
Shadow	Doubt, internal fear, manipulation	Moves like smoke + glimmers of cold starlight
Full Form	Power, deception, emotional lure	Flowing robes, regal stillness, glowing core
Transcended Form	Redemption, forgotten light	Golden white veins over shadow skin