\ Haven:Mist and Shadow Gameplay/Shroud
Gameplay

Shroud

Syntax: shroud

Enter or exit the shroud.

The shroud is a shadow land that exists half in this world and half beyond it.

Naturals cannot enter the shroud or see into it without the help of a shroud device, unlike supernaturals who have an imbued ability already. Conversely, those naturals without a device cannot be seen from the shroud as more than a shadowy figure. Shroud devices are sold in the newbie shop as well as the Hunt and Hook.

When in the shroud, characters have an aspect referred to as a shroud aura, which is visible most generally as a reddish illusion that represents their mystical nature. There are ways to hide or disguise this aura, by learning to obfuscate and appear as a human, or mimic the aura of another. There are several ways to pull others into the shroud against their will, and these are the mechanisms by which supernatural conflict is generally carried out. Supernatural warriors may be embroiled in raging conflicts right around and even through normal humans without them ever being the wiser.

Syntax: Shroud surge (target)

For 1% of your life force this sends a ripple of force through the shroud anyone infused who is in proximity with you will be forced into the shroud, anyone else who can enter the shroud will feel the pull and be able to join or not. When used with a target it immediately starts combat with that target if they are someone you can force into the shroud, ie infused. What's more it pulls them and anyone else who comes into the shroud even further in, to a level of the deep shroud which nobody can access until those inside it choose to come back out.

Syntax: Shroud snipe (target)

For 5% of your life force this sends a blast through the shroud to strike your target. Forcing them into the deep shroud and starting a fight with them immediately. It also causes a ripple at the point of impact, forcing anyone infused in proximity to the target into the shroud, and giving anyone else capable of shrouding in proximity to the target the option to join them in the shroud.

You can also shroud snipe vehicles, in which case the vehicle tends to disappear and become lost in the shroud, only to show up a short time later in some random location as if parked, and the driver of the vehicle is the one who takes the full blast of the shroud snipe. Characters in buildings protected by shroud shields cannot generally be forced into the shroud, but infused characters may be if they are sniped.

Normal humans who are near people who enter or are pulled into the shroud often experience a momentary spacing out or deja vu.

You cannot earn influence in the shroud.