User blog comment:Caita72/Shadow realm?/@comment-5049048-20130822115608

Let's throw in a few answers!

1) When a mahjarrat enters the shadow realm, does it take a magical toll (like teleportation)? If so, how much would it drain from a mahjarrat?

''Yes, entering the shadow realm would take a toll on your magical power. No, it would not drain very much.''

2) I'd assume you'd have to charge up magic to go to the shadow realm, to prevent the issue of "OP"ness. How many turns would it take?'

''Take however long you want, but personally? I'll take no more than two or three. Four, tops. (If you want a reasoning, I direct you to TWW, where Sliske is seen to jump in and out of the Shadow Realm at a moment's notice- even with other people. Most people aren't as advanced as he is, of course, but it can't be that hard. A bit like walking through a door, IMO.)''

3) Can a mahjarrat see into this realm without an enchanted piece of jewelry? While in this realm, can they see people who are not a part of the shadow realm? can they hear/sense(magically)/smell them?

No, you cannot see into the shadow realm without either being in it or having an item that allows you to look inside- unless we get lore to contradict this or you are very, very advanced in your studies of the realm.

''While in the Realm, as evidenced again in The World Wakes, you are able to see and hear what happens within the 'real' world. In return, the Shadow Realm grants you a sort of invisibility- but you can still be heard within the 'real' world.''

4) I heard that the only way to hurt someone while you're outside of the shadow realm, and they're inside is to use shadow magic. Is this true? Can someone in the shadow realm injure someone who isn't in the shadow realm?

''No, that is not true. By all theory, you can snap someone's neck from inside the Shadow Realm- but this is widely restricted in Roleplay, as it is basically a form of autohit.''

5) Are you completely ethereal while in the shadow realm? If yes, does this apply to living things, spells, and other solid objects you can't normally pass?

''While in the Shadow Realm, you are as material as you are in the real world. (Ghosts may still walk through walls, etc.) While within the Shadow Realm, you are, as far as we know, only shielded from visibility, not from any sort of contact. You cannot walk through obstacles as if they were dust, because they are just as present in the Shadow Realm as they are in the main world.''

6) A mahjarrat, replying to a dragonkin's letter claimed that Sliske is much better at controlling the shadow realm of their native plane as to Gielinor. Do all worlds have their own little shadow realm?
 * Can someone in one shadow realm jump to another shadow realm? If yes, would it be a complete drain of energy, or relatively average, compared to teleportation spells.

We do not know whether all worlds have their own Shadow Realm and we have little need to speculate.

Transportation between planes has been proven to only work via the Abyss or Interdimensional Portals (perhaps with the exception of gods)- such as the one to Thammaron's Lair or the one Zamorak entered Gielinor by.

''As a short form, the Shadow Realm is an exact replica of Gielinor- complete with all things, including creatures. The only difference so far known is that it lies on a different visual spectrum, that is, while you are within the Shadow Realm, people cannot see you. Everything else should be treated as if the two sister realms were one and the same, until JaGex releases new and contradictory Lore.''