Post by Xursyyl on Sept 3, 2014 21:38:05 GMT -5
Shade
Overview
Deathly beings, Shades are creatures that seek to ravage one's soul and rarely will one be found near another. Shades are not to be underestimated, although if cornered or flanked, are easy to be taken care of. Shades are mainly comprised of an ectoplasm fused with darkness or Soul Essence. Commonly confused with ghosts, Shades float along the ground, looking like that of a flying cloak.
Creation
Shades are thought to be created from the most wicked of the restless spirits. Typically those who sought power or immortality in their time of life, when one dies, if they held such virtues above anything else, it is guaranteed they will become a shade. However, they no longer resemble anything from when they were alive, and instead become tainted by their dark desires and the darkness of the land itself, becoming these horrors that torment people without end.
Mana and Magic
Shades'only usage of mana is the ability to give themselves a "solid" body, or become completely intangible. They feed off of the mana of the land, meaning that their own levels of mana are, essentially, limitless. They are able to become tangible or not at will, however this process occurs over the course of roughly five seconds at a time. While intangible, any physical attacks will be rendered completely useless, however this also means that they cannot harm you. This doesn't limit possession, however. When in a solid form, they are susceptible to both magic and physical attack. A lethal physical blow will kill them in this state much like a magical one would in their intangible state. While physical, they can harm living creatures, but cannot possess them.
Behavior and Habitat
Being from sentient beings dying, Shades are typically most prevalent in graveyards and wandering throughout the lands themselves, looking for the next victim to prey on. They are extremely hostile, and will attack anything on sight, even each other; very rarely will shades get along with each other. If not destroyed, they will haunt Kalg'rai for an eternity.