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Check out the first chapter of 'The Shadow Origins' by Dannyboy216. The story takes the reader on a journey to a time before mortals, before the elements, and ultimately before magic. Congratulations to Dannyboy216 of the Animators for submitting this amazing ongoing saga and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

Read the whole chapter here! You can also find many other chapters of the story posted individually in the off-topic section of our discussion forum. 

Have a story you want to tell? Share with us ANY creative writing piece, comic, video or non-fictional recount of Shadow Cities ...

We invite the community to participate in a special two-part challenge to determine the title and slogan of an upcoming Shadow Cities campaign! Attached is the medal we'll be using for this community driven campaign, and we'd like each of you to provide us with your best ideas on an appropriate title and slogan. We'll accept submissions on our Facebook page up until Tuesday, December 6 at approximately 2PM PST.

Shortly after this part of the challenge concludes, we'll cast an internal vote to determine our favorites among all the submissions and create a Facebook poll ...

Check out the final chapter of ‘Story of the Echo’, by Andymercer. It’s the epic conclusion of the battle driven saga between Animators and Architects and includes many familiar names from the community! Congratulations to Andymercer of the Animators for submitting this awesome 5-piece story and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

“The lines were set and the assault on New York City was immanent. The Animators had rebuilt their numbers and were aiming straight at the unsuspecting Architects.” 

Read the whole chapter here! You can also find the first four chapters of the story posted ...

We challenged you to become Shadow Lord over the most popular realms across the globe and offered owners of the 10 most ‘liked’ realms a chance to win an awesome bundle of Shadow Cities goodies! After nearly two weeks of promoting your realms, the competition has concluded and the true Lords of Shadow have made themselves known.

Congratulations to the following mages for rising up to make each of these realms the most popular in all of Shadow Cities! The winners will be contacted shortly through the email address registered to their Shadow Cities account.

Exael of Coimbra, Portugal

Snogripple ...

Take a look at the new FAQ posted on the Shadow Cities FAQ forum! You’ll want to read the ‘Advent of the Shadow Lord’ FAQ if you are interested in learning more about the changes of the latest update, such as the Dominion buff, new realm web views and bonuses for being Shadow Lord!

What does the Dominion buff do? 

The Dominion buff grants Vitality when you harvest a realm that receives ‘likes’ from other mages on the associated realm page. You will also gain a bonus to your Willpower if you are Shadow Lord over the harvested realm ...

Check out this trilogy of short stories beginning with ‘A Mage’s Lament’, in this addition of Shadow Stories! Congratulations to Miztres of the Animators for submitting this awesome collection of short stories and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

“There she is, laying about on her banana lounge like the Queen of Sheba and expects us to be thankful.” Said Mrs Kain to a new resident to the cul du sac, “Calls herself a Mage but what does she ever do but lie around all day.”

Check out the full story, ‘A Mage’s Lament: A ...

To celebrate the latest Shadow Cities update, ‘Advent of the Shadow Lords’, we will be rewarding the ultimate Shadow Cities prize package to the 10 Shadow Lords who control the most popular realms by Friday, November 18 at approximately 6PM PST.

This awesome Shadow Cities bundle of goodies will include an official Shadow Cities t-shirt, a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4, as well as a stack of Academy stickers!

All you need to do is get your friends, family and fellow mages to 'like' your desired realms by sharing the realm links found under your mage profile on ...

Life can change quickly when you’re shown the existence of new realities. Especially when these new realities reveal that decisions need to be made and sides must be chosen. Congratulations to Kansasjack of the Architects for submitting this awesome short story and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

"That's where it began for me, a decade or more for the others, but the novelty never dimmed for either of us - it's like repeating a Christmas morning where you are attacked by candy-filled snakes..."

Check out the full story, 'No Time to Think. An Architect ...

When attempting to manipulate the shadow and harness the energy of powerful spirits, things don’t always go the way we intend. Congratulations to Taloneos of the Architects for submitting this awesome comic and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

Check out 'Misadventures with a Catcher' by Taloneos of the Architects here!

Have a story you want to tell? Share with us ANY creative writing piece, comic, video or non-fictional recount of Shadow Cities and we’ll blog our favorites on www.shadowcities.com as well as our Facebook page.

Anyone can participate in the ‘Shadow Stories ...

Shadow Stories has returned with an epic fan fiction account of an Animator who connects with the secrets and philosophies of an age long forgotten. Congratulations to Slinki of the Animators for submitting this awesome story and winning a customized Shadow Cities skin for iPhone 4!

“Fighting on the front-line has never really been my thing. Don't get me wrong I love nature with all the passion and ferocity of any Animator, but they're peaple too, miss-guided, but the life force is just as strong in them, as it is in us. I dreampt of time when we ...