Shadowghast

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This page is about the monster. For the card, see Shadow card

shadow p
HP	9-24
HD	3
XP	45
Speed	10
AC	12
EV	10
Will	20
Attack¹	5 (hit: drain strength)
Resistances	rC+++, rPois+++, rN+++, rTorm, rRot+++, rSticky, rConstr, rDrown
Vulnerabilities	Holy, Holy wrath
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Animal
Uses	Open doors
Holiness	Undead
Size	Small
Type	wraith, shadow
Flags	Glows Insubstantial Evil See invisible Levitate

A wisp of unliving shadow, drifting on the edge of vision. It consumes the puissance of living beings.

"Between the idea
And the reality
Between the motion
And the act
Falls the shadow
For thine is the kingdom

Between the conception
And the creation
Between the emotion
And the response
Falls the shadow
Life is very long"

-T.S. Eliot, _The Hollow Men_. 1925.

Useful Info

Shadows are undead, blue-black creatures found in medium depth dungeon levels. They regenerate quickly and occasionally drain your strength with their melee attacks.

Tips & Tricks

Since they are undead, Dispel Undead or a weapon of holy wrath will work wonders. If neither are available, hit it at range with non-cold magic or ranged weapons before engaging in melee. Even though the strength drain only kicks in rarely, you should hit hard and end the fight quickly.
A ring of sustain abilities will make shadows even less frightening.

History

Shadows will be revamped in 0.13. They will be able to turn invisible for brief periods of time. While invisible, movement is increased and their attacks will automatically hit and count as a stab (250% normal damage). See this commit for more info.