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A new [[World events|world event]] began on February 11, 2023, when spooky [[Shadow Rift|shadowy rifts]] mysteriously opened in [[Thirteen|13]] different locations around the Kingdom.

An official [[History of Loathing (2023)|announcement]] appeared on February [[Thirteen|13]]:
:"Astute observers may have noticed the emergence of certain shadowy rifts in various Kingdom locales."

These mysterious Shadow Rifts are believed to be entirely unrelated to [https://shadowsoverloathing.com Shadows Over Loathing], a recent release from [http://asymmetric.net/games.html Asymmetric Games]. They are also believed to be entirely unrelated to any [[Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing|specific special challenge path]]. And they certainly have nothing to do with the number [[thirteen]].

On March 3, 2023, a few hours before the March IotM, [[closed-circuit phone system]], was sent to subscribers, a [[A Labyrinth of Shadows|new and related non-combat adventure]] appeared in the rifts. The IotM itself grants permanent access to Shadow Rift zones and allows one to get additional rewards via adventuring in the rifts.

On May 15, 2023, when [[Avatar of Shadows Over Loathing]] ceased to be the active challenge path, the rifts disappeared for people not on that path, unless they own the [[closed-circuit pay phone]]:
:"The shadow rifts have faded into the... darker shadows?"

When attempting to visit any of the Shadow Rift zones that are no longer accessible (such as via Last Adventure):
:There's no such absence of anything.

==Combat Encounters==
Each rift leads to a mysterious shadowy realm with twelve different shadowy enemies, each guarding a unique shadowy item. All monsters in the Shadow Rifts have 100% Physical Resistance - use elemental damage to combat them.  Three of the enemies await behind each entrance rift:

{| border="1px" cellpadding="3px" style="border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" class="sortable"
|- style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
! Rift Location
! Enemy
! Drop
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr2.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The 8-Bit Realm)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The 8-Bit Realm)|The 8-Bit Realm]]
|[[Image:shadowhexagon.gif|link=shadow hexagon]]<br />[[shadow hexagon]]
|{{StackItem|shadow ice}}
|-
|[[Image:shadoworb.gif|link=shadow orb]]<br />[[shadow orb]]
|{{StackItem|shadow fluid}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowprism.gif|link=shadow prism]]<br />[[shadow prism]]
|{{StackItem|shadow glass}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr3.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The Ancient Buried Pyramid)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Ancient Buried Pyramid)|The Ancient Buried Pyramid]]
|[[Image:shadowbat.gif|link=shadow bat]]<br />[[shadow bat]]
|{{StackItem|shadow sausage}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowslab.gif|link=shadow slab]]<br />[[shadow slab]]
|{{StackItem|shadow brick}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowsnake.gif|link=shadow snake]]<br />[[shadow snake]]
|{{StackItem|shadow sinew}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr3.gif|link=Shadow Rift (Somewhere Over the Beanstalk)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Somewhere Over the Beanstalk)|The Beanstalk]]
|[[Image:shadoworb.gif|link=shadow orb]]<br />[[shadow orb]]
|{{StackItem|shadow fluid}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowprism.gif|link=shadow prism]]<br />[[shadow prism]]
|{{StackItem|shadow glass}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowstalk.gif|link=shadow stalk]]<br />[[shadow stalk]]
|{{StackItem|shadow nectar}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr3.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky)|The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky]]
|[[Image:shadowbat.gif|link=shadow bat]]<br />[[shadow bat]]
|{{StackItem|shadow sausage}}
|-
|[[Image:voidguy.gif|link=shadow guy]]<br />[[shadow guy]]
|{{StackItem|shadow bread}}
|-
|[[Image:shadoworb.gif|link=shadow orb]]<br />[[shadow orb]]
|{{StackItem|shadow fluid}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr2.gif|link=Shadow Rift (Desert Beach)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Desert Beach)|The Desert Beach]]
|[[Image:shadowdevil.gif|link=shadow devil]]<br />[[shadow devil]]
|{{StackItem|shadow flame}}
|-
|[[Image:shadoworb.gif|link=shadow orb]]<br />[[shadow orb]]
|{{StackItem|shadow fluid}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowsnake.gif|link=shadow snake]]<br />[[shadow snake]]
|{{StackItem|shadow sinew}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr5.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The Distant Woods)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Distant Woods)|The Distant Woods]]
|[[Image:shadowdevil.gif|link=shadow devil]]<br />[[shadow devil]]
|{{StackItem|shadow flame}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowstalk.gif|link=shadow stalk]]<br />[[shadow stalk]]
|{{StackItem|shadow nectar}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowtree.gif|link=shadow tree]]<br />[[shadow tree]]
|{{StackItem|shadow stick}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr4.gif|link=Shadow Rift (Forest Village)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Forest Village)|Forest Village]]
|[[Image:voidguy.gif|link=shadow guy]]<br />[[shadow guy]]
|{{StackItem|shadow bread}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowhexagon.gif|link=shadow hexagon]]<br />[[shadow hexagon]]
|{{StackItem|shadow ice}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowspider.gif|link=shadow spider]]<br />[[shadow spider]]
|{{StackItem|shadow venom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr1.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The Hidden City)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Hidden City)|The Hidden City]]
|[[Image:shadowslab.gif|link=shadow slab]]<br />[[shadow slab]]
|{{StackItem|shadow brick}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowsnake.gif|link=shadow snake]]<br />[[shadow snake]]
|{{StackItem|shadow sinew}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowstalk.gif|link=shadow stalk]]<br />[[shadow stalk]]
|{{StackItem|shadow nectar}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr1.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The Misspelled Cemetary)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Misspelled Cemetary)|The Misspelled Cemetary]]
|[[Image:voidguy.gif|link=shadow guy]]<br />[[shadow guy]]
|{{StackItem|shadow bread}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowslab.gif|link=shadow slab]]<br />[[shadow slab]]
|{{StackItem|shadow brick}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowtree.gif|link=shadow tree]]<br />[[shadow tree]]
|{{StackItem|shadow stick}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr5.gif|link=Shadow Rift (Mt. McLargeHuge)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Mt. McLargeHuge)|Mt. McLargeHuge]]
|[[Image:shadowcow.gif|link=shadow cow]]<br />[[shadow cow]]
|{{StackItem|shadow skin}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowhexagon.gif|link=shadow hexagon]]<br />[[shadow hexagon]]
|{{StackItem|shadow ice}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowtree.gif|link=shadow tree]]<br />[[shadow tree]]
|{{StackItem|shadow stick}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr1.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The Nearby Plains)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Nearby Plains)|The Nearby Plains]]
|[[Image:shadowbat.gif|link=shadow bat]]<br />[[shadow bat]]
|{{StackItem|shadow sausage}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowcow.gif|link=shadow cow]]<br />[[shadow cow]]
|{{StackItem|shadow skin}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowspider.gif|link=shadow spider]]<br />[[shadow spider]]
|{{StackItem|shadow venom}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr2.gif|link=Shadow Rift (The Right Side of the Tracks)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Right Side of the Tracks)|The Right Side of the Tracks]]
|[[Image:shadowcow.gif|link=shadow cow]]<br />[[shadow cow]]
|{{StackItem|shadow skin}}
|-
|[[Image:voidguy.gif|link=shadow guy]]<br />[[shadow guy]]
|{{StackItem|shadow bread}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowprism.gif|link=shadow prism]]<br />[[shadow prism]]
|{{StackItem|shadow glass}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Image:sr4.gif|link=Shadow Rift (Spookyraven Manor Third Floor)]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Spookyraven Manor Third Floor)|Spookyraven Manor, Third Floor]]
|[[Image:shadowbat.gif|link=shadow bat]]<br />[[shadow bat]]
|{{StackItem|shadow sausage}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowdevil.gif|link=shadow devil]]<br />[[shadow devil]]
|{{StackItem|shadow flame}}
|-
|[[Image:shadowspider.gif|link=shadow spider]]<br />[[shadow spider]]
|{{StackItem|shadow venom}}
|}

==Special Mechanics==
*After every successful combat in any rift, all enemies gain about +8 [[Monster Level|ML]]. Additionally, they appear to gain 1% damage resistance per encounter, capped at ???. These values reset to +0 at [[rollover]].
*[[Items from Monsters|Item drop bonuses]] are divided by 5 when in the Shadow Rifts. Copied monsters are unaffected. Pickpocket is unaffected, and applies to the base rate.
**A message appears after every successful combat: "It's hard to see in this place. Items are gonna be trickier to find."
**[[Yellow ray strategy|Yellow raying]] seems to work just fine, though.
*You cannot [[Banishing|banish]] any of the Shadow Rift monsters.
**You don't even know where you are.
*You cannot use monster tracking skills, such as [[Transcendent Olfaction]].
*Every combat in the Shadow Rifts begins with two special messages.
:*The first message describes entering the rift with one of the following:
:: Colors invert as you step through the rift.
:: You shudder as you cross through the rift.
:: You step through. Down becomes up, up becomes down.
:: You step through the rift.
:: Your ears pop as you cross through the rift.
:: Your stomach churns as you slip through the veil.
:*The second message describes the appearance of the enemy with one of the following:
:: An enemy appears.
:: Darkness becomes solid, a foe approaches you.
:: Shadows gather around you.
:: Something terrible coalesces from the nearby emptiness.
:: The emptiness parts to reveal a threat...
:: There's something behind you.
:: You hear something behind you.
:: You sense something behind you, whatever "behind" means in this place. You whirl to face it.
:: You're not alone here.
*Initially, the "Last Adventure" link was disabled due to multiple entrances, but this was fixed in early March.

==Loot==
Despite the penalties to [[Items from Monsters|item drops]], Phat Loot awaits the persistent adventurer!

{| border="1px" cellpadding="3px" style="border-collapse:collapse; margin:1em auto; text-align:center;" class="sortable"
|- style="background-color:#DDDDDD;"
! Item
! Description
! Enemy
! Drop Locations
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow bread}}
|Awesome-quality food
|[[Image:voidguy.gif|link=shadow guy]]<br />[[shadow guy]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky)|The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Forest Village)|Forest Village]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Misspelled Cemetary)|The Misspelled Cemetary]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Right Side of the Tracks)|The Right Side of the Tracks]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow brick}}
|[[Insta-kill]] opponent, [[13]] times/day
|[[Image:shadowslab.gif|link=shadow slab]]<br />[[shadow slab]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The Ancient Buried Pyramid)|The Ancient Buried Pyramid]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Hidden City)|The Hidden City]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Misspelled Cemetary)|The Misspelled Cemetary]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow flame}}
|100 adventures of [[Inflamed With Shadows]]<br />(+3 [[Cold]] and [[Spooky]] [[Elemental Resistance|Resistance]])
|[[Image:shadowdevil.gif|link=shadow devil]]<br />[[shadow devil]]
|[[Shadow Rift (Desert Beach)|The Desert Beach]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Distant Woods)|The Distant Woods]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Spookyraven Manor Third Floor)|Spookyraven Manor, Third Floor]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow fluid}}
|Awesome-quality booze
|[[Image:shadoworb.gif|link=shadow orb]]<br />[[shadow orb]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The 8-Bit Realm)|The 8-Bit Realm]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Somewhere Over the Beanstalk)|The Beanstalk]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky)|The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Desert Beach)|The Desert Beach]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow glass}}
|Deal [[prismatic Damage]]
|[[Image:shadowprism.gif|link=shadow prism]]<br />[[shadow prism]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The 8-Bit Realm)|The 8-Bit Realm]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Somewhere Over the Beanstalk)|The Beanstalk]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Right Side of the Tracks)|The Right Side of the Tracks]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow ice}}
|Multi-turn [[Stunning|stun]]
|[[Image:shadowhexagon.gif|link=shadow hexagon]]<br />[[shadow hexagon]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The 8-Bit Realm)|The 8-Bit Realm]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Forest Village)|Forest Village]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Mt. McLargeHuge)|Mt. McLargeHuge]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow nectar}}
|Spleen item that grants a lot of stats
|[[Image:shadowstalk.gif|link=shadow stalk]]<br />[[shadow stalk]]
|[[Shadow Rift (Somewhere Over the Beanstalk)|The Beanstalk]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Distant Woods)|The Distant Woods]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Hidden City)|The Hidden City]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow sausage}}
|Awesome-quality food
|[[Image:shadowbat.gif|link=shadow bat]]<br />[[shadow bat]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The Ancient Buried Pyramid)|The Ancient Buried Pyramid]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky)|The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Nearby Plains)|The Nearby Plains]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Spookyraven Manor Third Floor)|Spookyraven Manor, Third Floor]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow skin}}
|Back item<br />+3 [[Cold]] and [[Spooky]] [[Elemental Resistance|Resistance]]
|[[Image:shadowcow.gif|link=shadow cow]]<br />[[shadow cow]]
|[[Shadow Rift (Mt. McLargeHuge)|Mt. McLargeHuge]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Nearby Plains)|The Nearby Plains]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Right Side of the Tracks)|The Right Side of the Tracks]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow sinew}}
|[[Deleveling|Weaken]] and [[Stunning|stun]] opponent
|[[Image:shadowsnake.gif|link=shadow snake]]<br />[[shadow snake]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The Ancient Buried Pyramid)|The Ancient Buried Pyramid]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Desert Beach)|The Desert Beach]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Hidden City)|The Hidden City]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow stick}}
|1-handed weapon<br />+[[13]] [[Cold]] and [[Spooky]] damage, [[Deleveling|weakens]] opponent
|[[Image:shadowtree.gif|link=shadow tree]]<br />[[shadow tree]]
|[[Shadow Rift (The Distant Woods)|The Distant Woods]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Misspelled Cemetary)|The Misspelled Cemetary]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Mt. McLargeHuge)|Mt. McLargeHuge]]
|-
|{{StackItem|shadow venom}}
|Awesome-quality booze
|[[Image:shadowspider.gif|link=shadow spider]]<br />[[shadow spider]]
|[[Shadow Rift (Forest Village)|Forest Village]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (The Nearby Plains)|The Nearby Plains]]<br />[[Shadow Rift (Spookyraven Manor Third Floor)|Spookyraven Manor, Third Floor]]
|}

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