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A shady post

Posted By: Welly (pool-141-153-222-217.mad.east.verizon.net)
Date: 7/18/2004 at 5:08 p.m.

A few years back I grabbed an old myther's map and started tampering around with it (I was fascinated by his choice of an assassin target: a shade). Though the color map is not Vista/Badlands/etc. quality, I can't help myself from playing around with it.

Anywho, I compiled all the shade names from both Myths for the map, including the shades that were slain (marked off):

Sciron
Sinis X
Scaripant X
Cormorant X
Mazzarin X
Turquine
Herod X
Phelot
Nym
Sycorax
Gullveig
Cailleac Bheur

If anyone knows any official shade names from canonical bungie sources, post em here. And no, I won't use TFL beta names :)

Also, I made flavor texts for all the shades that didn't already have one (except Mazzarin because of the controversy that shade's appearance in TFL made):

“... the death cry of Sinis was drowned out by the deafening sound of falling rock and steaming iron... the Trow did not flee the temple as it collapsed... and Mazzarin left, having said but one word....”

“As the main army of Myrdred advanced, Scaripant, cornered and surrounded by water, expended much of his power... though he remained trapped, he had succeeded in breaking the charge.”

“... the thirty berserks hesitated in shock and disbelief, for iu’Shee's golden arrows had not killed the Watcher. They leapt forward to shatter the helpless Fallen Lord, but were slain by the cold hand of Cormorant.”

“... with fury the Dwarves tore through the broken walls of Muirthemne... the Dark poured forth... then Herod unleashed his mightiest magicks upon the Trow...”

“... the sacred crypts having been plundered by the ghôls, Balor strode into the field and stood among the mummified remains for several moments. He pointed to one — the dust and bones of Nym — and it rose up to serve the Dark as a shade.”

The hermit begged to be left alive, “I would be useless to you as a thrall... I am not strong enough to fight!”... Sycorax only smiled turned his back... and the Myrkridia were upon him...”

“You all could use new dresses. Surely they will provide the materials needed,” was the reply of Gullveig when asked by the Fetch about the fate of the captured villagers south of Madrigal.

“Cailleac Bheur, beaten and broken, wiped the stinging blood and sweat from his torn brow. With a trembling breath, he cursed Balor, but to no avail... The Leveler spoke, and soon the hideous shadow vomited forth from underneath the mage....”

The original official game shade texts can be found on this site of course. (The list of names is missing Herod and Scaripant however). Notice how my flavors incorporate both theories of shade-making, according to my old hypothesis I used to debate for awhile back :) Feedback on the flavors, life, etc.!

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