Category:Shadow Fiend
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A denizen of the Abyss, the chaotic Shadow Fiends can (in most cases, that is) thank their presence in Ravenloft by a gate spell or some other form of summoning. They are pitch black, vaguely humanoid winged creatures who are single-minded in their goal to spread evil wherever they go.[1][2]
While Shadow Fiends are true fiends given their Abyssal origin, they are unique among all outsiders in that they do not have a reality wrinkle.[1] Also unique to themselves is their association with the Dark Powers where they are said to work with them instead of against or around them.[2]Whether this is by a once mutual agreement or by force is unknown, but this presents a grave risk to even the most experienced of demon hunters. Another possibility is that they are somehow linked to and commanded by Ebonbane as his agents beyond Shadowborn Manor.[1] Regardless of the truth of the situation, being bound to Ravenloft and unable to leave it once entered makes the shadow fiends all the more spiteful and destructive.[2]
Shadow fiends can be encountered in the following domains: Falkovnia[3], Keening[4] and the Shadow Rift[5].
Errata
DDa Pg. 137/DDr Pg. 185
- The middle of the first paragraph should read, "They require no sustenance, existing only to spread evil, fear and destruction wherever they go. Fortunately, however, they have lost their reality wrinkles over time"
Descriptive Text
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He turned at the top of the staircase, and stopped. There in the great mirror he saw it--a shadow perched upon his shoulder, which seemed to whisper in his ear and caress his face with its long, delicate hands. As he stood paralyzed in horror, the thing turned its face to the mirror and smiled at him; and then it drew his own shadow around it like a cloak and disappeared.
-The Man Who Sold His Shadow, from Twelve Tales of the Macabre, Jean Lafolie[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Denizens of Dread p. 185
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium I & II p. 47
- ↑ Gazetteer II p. 91
- ↑ Gazetteer V p. 87
- ↑ Gazetteer V p. 105
- ↑ Descriptive text from John W. Mangrum's Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror project (contributed by Nathan Okerlund), from posts on the Fraternity of Shadows message board.
Data from the Ravenloft Catalogue
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Pages in category "Shadow Fiend"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
