The Shadowlands

The Shadowlands is a mostly coniferous forest and one of the six Wild Lands. It is on the eastern side of the River Equus and north of the Wildwoods and the Lightlands. It is home to a variety of horses and unicorns, and only one type of pegasus.

History
Horses have lived in the Shadowlands for a very long time, but they did not acquire their aptitude for stargazing until relatively recently in horse history. A filly named Stella left the Shadowlands to learn astronomy and astrology from a wizard, and returned to the Shadowlands with her knowledge. Since then, Shadowlands horses have developed a reputation for stargazing. Many of them have star-, moon-, or night-based magic.

Horses
Most horses in the Shadowlands have slender builds and long legs. They are accustomed to dim light, though they usually go out into open clearings to graze and socialize. They are usually dark colors, such as black, blue, green, and purple, though some are white. Many have markings of stars, moons, astrological signs, or similar. Unicorns often have black or silver horns.

There is one type of pegasus that lives in the Shadowlands, called an Isnog. Isnogs are usually black or black-and-white. Like most pegasi they tend to be aloof, and they rarely interact with other Shadowlands horses.

Darkpine Hollow
Darkpine Hollow is a small glade where Midnight grew up with his family, in a herd with two other families of horses. It is a peaceful, secluded clearing with a good view of the sky and "stables" that the horses made from magically expanded tree hollows.

Forest Gate
Near the border of the Shadowlands and the Wildwoods is a tree that contains one of the seven Gates.

Known Shadowlands Horses

 * Midnight
 * Indigo
 * Noctis
 * Moonshadow
 * Andromeda Starmark
 * Urania Starmark
 * Casseopia "Cassie" Starmark
 * Exis
 * Eclipse
 * Galaxy
 * Zodiac
 * Eveshadow
 * Shade
 * Namid Stardancer
 * Rimfaxi
 * Chant
 * Sigil