Dead Spot
A dead spot is a location in which the Gauntlet is exceedingly powerful; in that sense, they are the opposite of verges.[1]
Overview
Usually produced by the sheer force of will of a single, traumatized individual, dead spots, cut off from the Shadow, are notable for their emotionally deadened, washed out quality.[1] In these places, the wind is still, water is stagnant, and color seems to have drained out of the world.[1]
Dead spots enhance inhabitants' ability to resist mental powers, while attempts to express oneself and read others' emotional states suffer.[1] Spirits and spirit-adjacent individuals like Uratha or Ridden feel constant pain for as long as they are in the area.[1]
Being that they are usually connected to a single individual, ending a dead spot either requires the concerted effort of that individual or his or her death.[1]
