Every wraith has his own personal whisperer in darkness, telling him that it's a very good thing to be bad. They call the voice the Shadow, and every wraith must strive to resist its efforts to drag him down to Oblivion. This Shadow will urge the wraith to untold acts of depravity and evil until he is lost forever to the Void.
Tim Akers was born in deeply rural North Carolina, the only son of a theologian. He moved to Chicago for college, where he lives with his wife of thirteen years and their German shepherd. He splits his time between databases and fountain pens. - PyrSF