Shadow

See also Category:Shadow.

AC:DM Bestiary Description

The tale of the Shadows is long and still unclear in many respects.

Three thousand years ago, an Empyrean named Ilservian Palacost gave himself over in service to an ancient, nameless power of darkness and madness. He became known as Bael’Zharon, the “Slayer of Hope” in the language of Asheron’s people. Ilservian’s followers were changed into Shadows.

The first Shadows, then, were Empyrean, corrupted by the same force of chaos that empowered Bael’Zharon. These Shadows fought a vicious war against the ancient Empyrean and nearly destroyed them. Only the actions of the Yalain Mage Council and Asheron saved the race from absorption or destruction.

In recent months, the Shadows captured and corrupted many humans into members of their ranks. They took other species as well; some believe Greivvers to be wildly mutated Olthoi, and the Shadow Sprites bear a striking resemblance to the fey Zefir. It is known from historical records that in the last war, the Shadows similarly twisted several Gromnatross — the adult form of Dereth’s Gromnies — into the Shadow Spires.

There are only three Shadows known by name. Ler Rhan and Black Ferah are “generals” in the service of Bael’Zharon. They are extremely powerful entities that do not seem to fully exist in our world. Instead, they send aspects of themselves into Dereth. Isin Dule was once a fellow Shadow general, but rebelled when his master was freed in P.Y. 11. When Bael’Zharon was defeated, he exiled Dule and his forces from the ranks of the “true” Shadows. The current location and activity of Dule’s followers are not known.

There are indications that some Shadows, particularly those of the more powerful Panumbris and Umbris types, predate the conversion of Ilservian into Bael’Zharon. Scholars believe this indicates the force that empowered the Hopeslayer has sought the conquest of Dereth for a far much longer time than is commonly known.

Some Shadows drop trophies useful in creating armor.

Stats

Name	Lvl	XP	Heath	Stam	Mana	Loot Tier	Trophies
A Shadow of Black Ferah
Abyssal Child	135	74000	525	600	620	??	??
Abyssal Shadow	110	??	450	500	600	??	??
Banished Shadow
Captain Faalx	165	470000	30140	1280	1370	7	None
Caulnalain Shadow
Consumed Wraith
Dark Inferno
Dealith
Degenerate Shadow	185	??	600	700	860	??	??
Depraved Child	145	12000	1600	930	820	??	??
Depraved Shadow	195	200000	605	710	870	7	None
Depraved Shadow Commander	195	320000	12205	3410	3570	7	Depraved Shadow Essence
Devious Shadow
Fallen Shadow
Faurset
Fenmalain Shadow Leader
Forsaken Child
Greater Void Lord	161	74000	4000	600	620	??	??
Imp	235	??	500	1100	180	??	None
Isin Dule's Lieutenant	165	600000	6130	5260	5350	7	None
Kirienne Palacost							Scrap of Shadow Essence
Lesser Shadow Wretch
Lesser Void Knight	100	??	625	650	495	??	??
Liantor
Lieutenant Beraxis	165	470000	5130	1260	1350	7	None
Lieutenant Shenza	165	470000	5130	1260	1350	7	None
Lieutenant Yezusthule	165	470000	5130	1260	1350	7	None
Lower Shadow Heart Leader
Maelstrom Shadow	100	??	625	500	695	??	??
Pandemic Child	125	??	500	600	620	??	??
Pandemonium Shadow	85	21000	510	470	685	??	??
Panumbris Shadow	79	17500	410	470	675	4	Dark Shard
Paroxysm Shadow	90	25000	525	500	705	??	??
Penumbral Soldier
Shadow	26	2,500xp	138	335	360	??	??
Shadow Child	16	1250	100	250	210	1	Dark Speck
Shadow Commander
Shadow Cyst	165	480000	60140	5280	5370	7	Boney Lump of Flesh
Shadow Infiltrator
Shadow Lieutenant	61	11500	190	450	600	3	Dark Sliver, Caulnalain Key
Shadow Nightmare	135	75000	525	600	620	??	??
Shadow Nightmare Leader
Shadow Phantom	120	60000	450	500	600	??	??
Shadow Phantom Leader
Shadow Proctor	165	470000	1800	5260	5370	??	??
Shadow Protector	180	??	10000	5000	1000	7	??
Shadow Seeker
Shadow Spectre	115	56000	450	500	600	??	??
Shadow Sprite	4	??	15	130	55	1	??
Shadow Wraith	125	65000	500	600	620	??	??
Sinister Shadow	100	42000	625	500	695	??	??
Small Shadow Child	4	230	30	190	110	1	Dark Speck
Tenebrous Shadow	105	47000	450	500	600	??	??
The Black Breath	648	??	858	655	700	??	??
Twisted Shadow	161	??	500	700	860	7	Dark Shard
Umbral Soldier	165	470000	6135	5270	5340	7	None
Umbris Shadow	85	21000	420	490	695	??	Dark Shard
Upper Shadow Heart Leader
Void Knight	161	??	5000	5000	5000	7	??
Void Lord	135	75000	2000	600	620	5	Scroll of Raven Fury
Wretched	161	305000	5000	5000	5000	7	??