CE Medium (Undead Type; Incorporeal Subtype)
Init +2; Senses Listen +7, Search +4, Spot +7
AC 13, touch 13, flat-footed 11
(+2 Dex, +1 deflection)
hp 19 (3d12 HD);
Fort +1, Ref +3, Will +4
Weakness Can be turned
Spd 40 ft. (8 squares); Fly (Good)
Melee
- Incorporeal touch +3 melee (1d6 Str)
Base Atk +1; Grp -
Space 5 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Abilities Str --, Dex 14, Con --, Int 6, Wis 12, Cha 13
Special Attacks Create spawn, strength damage
SQ Darkvision 60 feet., Undead traits, incorporeal traits, +2 turn resistance
Feats Alertness, Dodge
Skills Hide +8*.
A shadow can be difficult to see in dark or gloomy areas but stands out starkly in brightly illuminated places.
A shadow is 5 to 6 feet tall and is weightless. Shadows cannot speak intelligibly.
Combat
Shadows lurk in dark places, waiting for living prey to happen by.
Strength Damage (Su)
The touch of a shadow deals 1d6 points of Strength damage to a living foe. A creature reduced to Strength 0 by a shadow dies. This is a negative energy effect.
Create Spawn (Su)
Any humanoid reduced to Strength 0 by a shadow becomes a shadow under the control of its killer within 1d4 rounds.
Skills
- Shadows have a +2 racial bonus on Listen and Spot checks and a +4 racial bonus on Search checks.
- A shadow gains a +4 racial bonus on Hide checks in areas of shadowy illumination.
- In brightly lit areas, it takes a -4 penalty on Hide checks.