The Realm of Shadow - also known as Meanas - is one of the magical warrens, a dimension of power claimed as a domain by Shadowthrone and Cotillion. It is a place of ambiguity and misdirection, its nature reflecting the qualities of its rulers - nothing in Shadow is entirely what it appears to be. The two gods who rule it came to their positions through means the sequence discloses gradually, and their management of the realm reflects both their individual temperaments and their partnership. Shadow's agents in the mortal world operate with a freedom and unpredictability that distinguishes them from the servants of more conventionally organised divine powers.