Shadow

A Shadow is an Undead creature found commonly in Act Two. They are twisted remnants of humanoids that were transformed by the shadow curse. They are visually similar to Wraiths but are, in fact, in their own eponymous non-playable race.

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Resembling dark exaggerations of humanoid shadows, these undead feed on the vitality of the living creatures they were once part of.

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— In-game racial description

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Dark Currents ()

Dissolve into the ground and emerge from the shadows at a different location.

 Range: 8 m / 27 ft

 Recharge: Per turn

 Necrotic Claws ()

Damage: 7~27

2d8 + 3⁠Slashing

+ 2d4⁠Necrotic

Lash out with cursed claws.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Strength Drain ()

Damage: 3~24

3d8⁠Necrotic

Claw a foe's heart and possibly leech its Strength by 3. The target dies if its Strength is reduced to 0.

If the target is in bright light or daylight, it makes its Saving throw with Advantage.

 STR Save

 Range: 4 m / 13 ft

Loot

Rather than dropping loot, a Shadow leaves behind a Shadow Vestige on death that contains a trace of the life it led before it became transformed by the shadow curse. Each shadow drops a unique vestige. The contained memory is spoken by the game's narrator when the vestige is interacted with.

Shadow enemy variants

•  Shadow Friend
•  Shadow Plush

Named shadow creatures

•  The Judge

Related items

•  Shadow Lantern - grants  Conjure Shadow Lantern Wraith which conjures an allied shadow.

External links

• ⁠Shadow on the Forgotten Realms Wiki