Editing Shade Realms (section)

=='''Shade'''==
'''''Shade''''' is a term that has recently begun being used in Amber commonly that has had considerable currency amongst sorcerers for centuries. It refers to shadows of the Pattern of Amber and other High Order Constructs that are imperfect but are potent within their realms of origin. It is said that an Amberite ''can walk to a shadow where each of them is King of Amber or none of them are, or where other things have occurred''. In theory there exist uncountable copies of the Pattern of Amber in these lesser realms.

*Caine is known to have slain one of his own Shades.  He also has at least two as members of the Amber Intelligence Service.  It is rumored that Shade realms of Amber that have Caine as Spymaster of Amber have begun cooperating with each other at various levels. 

*Benedict is known to have at least 9 of his Shades on his general staff. Each commands considerable forces from their own realms, as well as for the Primal Realm.  Training activities, weapon orientations, training wars, and a wide variety of other interactions have begun to develop. 

*Bleys is often found with one of 3 of his shades, having become good friends with them.  One, upon learning that he was not the primal Bleys, changed his name to [[Buddy Fish]]. Apparently many Bleys' had their own issues with their destroyed ambitions.

==='''Levels of Shade'''===
Sometimes the denizens of these worlds find their way to realms the primal Amberites inhabit in Shadow. The theory is that each pattern in Shade contains a percentage of true pattern segments, reflecting the proximity to the reality of Amber. Practitioners of Sorcery from Shade kingdoms can become very powerful. Many can go toe to toe with those from the real Amber. The difference between Fiona of Amber and a Shade Fiona may be very small in practical terms and may matter even less if the Shade Fiona takes a disliking to someone.

The way such '''Shades''' are described is by a percentage of correlation and proximity to Amber.  A Shade would be described as 97~90.  This example says that a Shade has a 97% correlation meaning that the state of affairs, lineage, history, and physical features and structures, cultural developments, and diplomatic relations are 97% the same as the true Amber.  it is also very close to Amber at 90% meaning natural laws, functioning magics and sorcery, and expected cosmological constants are 90% the same as True Amber.  
 
*'''Correlation:''' This means that a person coming into the shade can see the stated percentage of familiar features, people, services, and activities.
*'''Proximity:''' The greater the proximity the more natural laws match the True amber. High order sorcery, availability of low order magics. etc.

==='''Shade Realms and Sorcery'''===
Shade Realms have sorcery of course, based on the patterns and sigils of their level.  In conflict or cooperation with sorcery based on other patterns the important interaction is the percentages of the True Realm in contact.  So a Shade Realm of 35% is weaker then one of 50%, of course.