Shade



A Shade is a resurrected soul pulled from its rest by a necromancer. The Shade possesses its former ody and skills and recalls their original name, but it is in essence no more than a mere shadow of their mortal self. They are also under the necromancer’s power and may be moulded to their will, with this control lasting until the shade is once again killed and the soul released. Morgana, High Priestess of the Triple Goddess, sought the advice of the Dochraid to raise a Shade with a magical coin given her by her sister Morgause. The Dochraid told her to travel to the last of the five Gateways that separate the living world from the world of the dead. Morgana went to the Pool of Nemhain and Lancelot is summoned through the Pool of Nemhain. Added by Merlinfancast the coin into the lake’s depths, forcing Sir Lancelot’s spirit into the living world. Morgana used the shade of Lancelot to go to Camelot and come between Arthur and Gwen, who were preparing to marry. Lancelot succeeded with the help of a magical bracelet, and Gwen was banished from Camelot. Under Morgana’s orders, the shade Lancelot then killed himself and Merlin was able to free his soul with the spell "Grið fæstne mid þisse tintregian sawle", allowing him return to rest peacefully (Lancelot Du Lac).