Shadows

Characteristics
Shadows are a species of demon beings who can take on the form of any animal. Their colors range fromdark purple to black and they have glowing eyes. Their eye colors can be yellow, red, green, or (on rare occasions) blue or orange. They have vicious natures, although they can be reformed for good. For info on these, see Reformed Shadows.

Known Shadows
There are thousands of Shadows, but there are some who are quite well known and appear throughout the series. Below is a list of these known Shadows...
 * The Shadow Dragon (Berra)
 * The Shadow Alpha
 * Mika
 * Soto
 * Myler

Living Area
The Shadows reside in the Realm of Shadows, also known as the Shadow Realm. This dimension is their main home. However, some inhibit the Life Realm, where most of the animals live. The Shadow Realm is a bare, rocky land with an everlasting night atmosphere. There are no stars and no moon, and the Shadows live in small caves within the Shadow Realm. In the Life Realm, the Shadows inhibit dark, stony caves in cliffs and mountains in the Winterlands and the Stone Mountains.

Diet
Shadows feed on negative energy and the magic of the Spark Bearers, often going out of their way to torment the Sparks and living animals in order to have a snack. They also feed on blood when power is not available. According to Mist: The New Spark, they have been known to eat animals of the Life Realm when, in the book, a Shadow named Myler grabs a mouse and eats it as a snack while standing guard.

Life Span
Shadows are considered immortal until they are vanquished. The only creatures who are able to do so are the Sparks and Bayala. Some Shadows such as Berra, the Shadow Alpha, and Mika have been mentioned to be over one thousand years old.

Trivia

 * Shadows are immortal unless they are killed by Sparks, other Shadows, or Bayala.
 * They are the main antagonists of the Mist series.
 * They are the only characters in the story that Izzy did not have toy versions of except for Berra, who is played by Izzy's stuffed dragon of Maleficent from Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
 * Berra's looks are similar to those of Maleficent from Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
 * Shadows were first considered to be asexual until it was proven that they had genders.
 * When a Shadow reforms, his or her looks are altered to resemble creatures made of light.
 * Shadows cannot feel pain in the Shadow Realm, but when the power of the Life Realm gets to them they can feel it like any other creature.

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