The Shadowborne Family (Rodzina Cieni)
History:
– Created before the times of Merlin, when magic was wild and untamed.
– They were the first to understand that magic is not just a tool—it is the force of life, the consciousness of the world.
– From the beginning, they acted from behind the scenes, like ancient guardians of magic.
Motto:
"We live in shadow. We observe. We learn. We guide."
Elegant, mysterious, and meaningful. Let's leave it like that—it sounds brilliant.
Unique Ability (Family Talent):
– "Corporeal Shadows" – clones formed from magical essence and shadow, permanent, mentally linked with the user.
– They share knowledge, emotions, experience—a true hive mind.
– Because of this, they are natural Legilimens and Occlumens—they understand how the mind works.
Magic Cultivation:
– A hybrid of spiritual and physical development—like a blend of spells, runes, alchemy, meditation, and physical training.
– The body becomes a vessel, magic—a flowing life force.
– Result: power, resilience, longevity (even several hundred years), the ability to act beyond normal perception of time.
Organization:
– Their private library is like a magical version of the Akashic records—a collection of everything that was, is, and has the potential to be.
– They send their clones to magical schools, Muggle institutions, universities, ministries—they constantly observe the world's development without revealing themselves.
– No one knows their true identity, except perhaps a few legends considered to be myth.
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Certainly! Here is the story of the Shadowborne Family—a mysterious, ancient lineage of mages living in the shadows of the wizarding world, written as a fragment of a hidden chronicle, one that could only be found in their secret library.
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The Shadowborne Family – Chronicle of Eternal Shadow
"We live in shadow. We observe. We learn. We guide."
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The Unwritten Beginning
Before Merlin learned spells.
Before the first magical school was founded.
Before magical and non-magical people were separated—there was the Family.
They were not named after a sword, a dragon, or noble bloodline.
They named themselves Shadow, for only in shadow can one see everything. And only from shadow can one guide without dominating.
The first of them—Nox Umbrael—did not create magic. He understood it.
Where others saw energy, he saw consciousness.
In a world where spells were accidents, he created laws.
He created the Cultivation of Shadow—the art of uniting body, mind, and magic into one.
He taught that the body is a vessel, magic is water, and the soul is fire.
Those who walked the Path of Shadow could live for centuries, and their eyes could see things others could not comprehend.
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The Gift of Shadow
Every member of the Family was born with a shadow that was not just a reflection—it was a clone of the soul.
Over time, they learned to divide themselves into many beings—creating durable, intelligent copies that learned, conversed, fought... and then returned, bringing all their knowledge back to the core.
Because of this, each family member was like a walking archive—knowing what they and all their shadows had learned.
Their minds became a network. And as the network grew, so did their power.
This ability made them natural Legilimens and Occlumens—they knew how minds worked because they shared their own with hundreds of others at once.
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Keepers of Knowledge
The Shadowborne never sought power. They did not sit on councils, nor did they govern schools.
But in every era, in every age, in every magical school and Muggle university, there was always someone with their shadow present.
They observed, recorded, analyzed.
In their hidden library—called Umbrari Library—exists every magical text, every rune variant, every forbidden spell, and every alternate history of the world.
Not through theft—but through observation and understanding.
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Today
Little is spoken of the Shadowborne.
Some believe they are a myth.
Others think they are just an old tale told to young Aurors.
But sometimes… when something impossible is suddenly resolved, when a lost text appears where it should not—then wizards exchange glances.
And whisper:
"The Shadow watches again."