Thorned Shades
Done in Ai, Finalized in Photoshop.
Ghostly remnants of betrayals so intense they took form.
Thorned Shades are spectral entities birthed from moments of deep betrayal — a final breath filled with betrayal, a poisoned promise, or a blade from behind. When the emotional wound is strong enough, the soul does not depart. It curdles, tangles, and blooms into a Shade — thorns and all.
️ Appearance
Appears as a spectral figure draped in ethereal white fabric, its form human but unnaturally still. From beneath its skin and through its clothing, black thorned vines twist outward, crowned with blood-rose blossoms that bloom where memories fester.
A radiant rose glows at its chest — a symbolic wound made visible, pulsing with betrayal remembered.
The face is delicate, mournful, framed by a crown of living thorns and roses, beautiful and cruel in equal measure.Wisps of spectral matter woven with thorny growths, as if the memory of pain grew roots.
Faces flicker between their former selves and the moment of their betrayal.
Barbed vines coil through their semi-transparent forms, dripping with regret.
🌒 Behavior
Attracted to unresolved betrayal — in places or people.
Appear silently, often mistaken for memories until it’s too late.
They whisper not to frighten, but to remind.
️ Abilities
Memory Thorning: Inflicts psychic wounds by replaying the betrayal that birthed them — or your own.
Entangle of Blame: Wraps targets in spectral vines that feed on guilt.
Shatter Presence: Vanishes in a burst of emotional backlash when confronted with honest remorse.
⚠️ Themes
Represent the danger of unresolved pain made manifest.
Encountering one often forces characters to face guilt they’ve buried.
“They are not here to haunt. They are here to be heard.”
Thorned Shades
Done in Ai, Finalized in Photoshop.
Ghostly remnants of betrayals so intense they took form.
Thorned Shades are spectral entities birthed from moments of deep betrayal — a final breath filled with betrayal, a poisoned promise, or a blade from behind. When the emotional wound is strong enough, the soul does not depart. It curdles, tangles, and blooms into a Shade — thorns and all.
️ Appearance
Appears as a spectral figure draped in ethereal white fabric, its form human but unnaturally still. From beneath its skin and through its clothing, black thorned vines twist outward, crowned with blood-rose blossoms that bloom where memories fester.
A radiant rose glows at its chest — a symbolic wound made visible, pulsing with betrayal remembered.
The face is delicate, mournful, framed by a crown of living thorns and roses, beautiful and cruel in equal measure.Wisps of spectral matter woven with thorny growths, as if the memory of pain grew roots.
Faces flicker between their former selves and the moment of their betrayal.
Barbed vines coil through their semi-transparent forms, dripping with regret.
🌒 Behavior
Attracted to unresolved betrayal — in places or people.
Appear silently, often mistaken for memories until it’s too late.
They whisper not to frighten, but to remind.
️ Abilities
Memory Thorning: Inflicts psychic wounds by replaying the betrayal that birthed them — or your own.
Entangle of Blame: Wraps targets in spectral vines that feed on guilt.
Shatter Presence: Vanishes in a burst of emotional backlash when confronted with honest remorse.
⚠️ Themes
Represent the danger of unresolved pain made manifest.
Encountering one often forces characters to face guilt they’ve buried.
“They are not here to haunt. They are here to be heard.”