Shadow
- Shadows are horrible creatures from another plane. They appear as amorphous black vaguely humanoid shapes and exist by draining body heat from living beings, usually by the touch of the claws. They can also cause this effect at range, causing freezing effects similar to the spells Swanson's Cold Strike or Kalliestro's Elemental Maelstrom. Shadows are healed by fire magics and damaged by healing spells, though not to the extent of undead. Minor shadows have never been seen casting earth magics, though some are very skilled in celestial arts. The shadows that attacked Tyrangel in 594 demonstrated a new power, the ability to possess living creatures and turn them into shadows during the nighttime hours. The possession is usually cured by a Destroy Celestial Spell.
| Type of Shadow | Description | Intelligence: |
| Normal | See above | |
| Showraith | Minor shadows are to darkness what minor chaos elementals are to chaos. Shadowraiths are to darkness what undead are to chaos. Shadowraiths are said to once have been living beings. They have plagued Tyrangel off and on for hundreds of years, and reappeared most recently in the spring of 596. They say that shadowraiths do not wholly exist on this plane, or if they do, their perceptions have been warped by their transformation. In most cases, they can only sense the heat of living bodies in large groups of seven or more. In most circumstances, shadowraiths will not usually attack individuals unless they are attacked first. Once they become enraged, however, there is no telling how long their rage will last or how well they see then. Shadowraiths seem to vary in toughness and ability. The strongest of them are able to pass through permanent Circles of Power, and are only harmed by enchanted weapons. Most weapon strikes and spells do only a fraction of the damage they would to a living being. Shadowraiths can heal themselves by cloaking themselves in shadows for a long period of time, and they appear to be able to teleport from shadow to another. It is unknown whether shadowraiths can step into the light, or if they merely dislike it, but they certainly avoid lighted places and don t often step indoors. The best method of "fighting" shadowraiths is just to avoid them. |
Please note: Reference material for this compilation includes information gleaned from Ember's Library.