It started as whispers at first. These 'Shadows' as they were referred to, would grant 'deals' and almost godlike power that enabled people to manipul...te the world in such a way that could make the impossible possible. If these deals were broken people would vanish or die. Politicians made it illegal for person to make any of these alleged wagers with these Shadows, but as fate would have it, these public servants would also simply disappear or be found dead with injuries that were impossible. ” Now I’ve heard all the jokes in the world about my name but coming from a prof was just out of line. That was the moment I decided that this prof was going to get hell from me. I simply responded back “Dr. McLellan, I’m assuming that you didn’t get your PhD in comedy so stick to teaching history instead of making horrible corny and slightly offensive jokes.” As I glared at him the rest of the class was silent. He stared at me for a minute and then continued to take roll. Midterms came and. Barson sat back in his chair doing the math. It sounded to him like Sid was about to give him a Lordship. Smiling at his friend, he asked, "Olaf, do you feel a slightly twisted idea coming to you?"The big man nodded his head coming to the same conclusion. The best holding to have was a citadel, but that was primarily a military holding. The value of a municipal holding was closely associated with the population of the municipality, cities were better than towns. Holdings encompassing villages,. I was drunk enough that I posed on the coffee table with the guys behind me. Based on the text messages I received after I sent Eric the picture, it made for an image that really upset him. It also led to a group of guys seeing me nearly naked that I probably wouldn’t have stood there like that under normal circumstances. However, I’ll admit I liked the looks the guys gave me. I felt like a model, even though at that point (and to today) I wasn’t completely comfortable with my body, especially.