Behind the skin of the material world lies another realm, pulsing with its own rhythms and cycles. The Hisil, or Shadow, is not simply a twisted copy of the world, nor is material reality built upon it. The two are in harmony, influencing one another since the first days. As half-spirits, werewolves consider the Hisil to be their birthright and responsibility. The mages of Paradise City also view the Shadow as a source of mysteries and another facet of the Fallen World.