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	====Races of Faerun Fluff====		====Races of Faerun Fluff====
	~~{{NotFunny Sourcebook}}~~
	Over two thousand years ago, the ruler of a Netherese flying city transported his entire city onto the Plane of Shadow in order to explore that dim and perilous plane. For thousands of years, the City of Shade was lost to human knowledge, but in 1372 DR it abruptly returned to Faerûn above the Dire Wood. Today it soars above the deserts of Anauroch, land that was once a fertile part of the Empire of Netheril. Why the Netherese - now known as the Shadovars - returned, and what they are planning, are two mysteries that trouble the rulers of every nation in Faerûn. Most fear that solving these vital riddles will provide them with answers they will not care to hear. Until then, the Shadovars scheme in secret, their true goals a mystery to all but their ruler, the High Prince Telamont, and his twelve sons, the Princes of Shade.		Over two thousand years ago, the ruler of a Netherese flying city transported his entire city onto the Plane of Shadow in order to explore that dim and perilous plane. For thousands of years, the City of Shade was lost to human knowledge, but in 1372 DR it abruptly returned to Faerûn above the Dire Wood. Today it soars above the deserts of Anauroch, land that was once a fertile part of the Empire of Netheril. Why the Netherese - now known as the Shadovars - returned, and what they are planning, are two mysteries that trouble the rulers of every nation in Faerûn. Most fear that solving these vital riddles will provide them with answers they will not care to hear. Until then, the Shadovars scheme in secret, their true goals a mystery to all but their ruler, the High Prince Telamont, and his twelve sons, the Princes of Shade.

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	In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], '''Shades''' are a race of [[planetouched]] [[human]]s native to either the [[Plane of Shadow]] or the [[Shadowfell]]. Different versions exist in both the [[Forgotten Realms]] and in the [[Nentir Vale]].		In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], '''Shades''' are a race of [[planetouched]] [[human]]s native to either the [[Plane of Shadow]] or the [[Shadowfell]]. Different versions exist in both the [[Forgotten Realms]] and in the [[Nentir Vale]].

	===~~Faerun Shades~~===		===Forgotten Realmss===
	[[File:Shades.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]		[[File:Shades.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]
	In the [[Forgotten Realms]], shades descend from the Shadovar, a branch of the ancient [[Netheril]] empire which escaped the destruction of their cousins by fleeing into the [[Plane of Shadow]], where they ultimately mutated to gain innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities. Faerun shades were presented as a PC races in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] splatbook "Races of Faerun". In [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]], stats for true shades would not appear until the release of the Essentials splatbook "Heroes of Shadow", but the article "A Legacy in Shadow" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #391 would state that shades after the [[Spellplague]] sometimes give birth to [[shadar-kai]] offspring, with the unique feat "Shade Heritage" to represent this distinct subrace.		In the [[Forgotten Realms]], shades descend from the Shadovar, a branch of the ancient [[Netheril]] empire which escaped the destruction of their cousins by fleeing into the [[Plane of Shadow]], where they ultimately mutated to gain innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities. Faerun shades were presented as a PC races in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] splatbook "Races of Faerun". In [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]], stats for true shades would not appear until the release of the Essentials splatbook "Heroes of Shadow", but the article "A Legacy in Shadow" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #391 would state that shades after the [[Spellplague]] sometimes give birth to [[shadar-kai]] offspring, with the unique feat "Shade Heritage" to represent this distinct subrace.
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	::Level Adjustment: +4. Shades are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than the common races of Faerûn. Their many bonuses and powers are hindered only by the fact that they do not work in bright light. Shadovars do not create shades from characters who are less than 5th level.		::Level Adjustment: +4. Shades are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than the common races of Faerûn. Their many bonuses and powers are hindered only by the fact that they do not work in bright light. Shadovars do not create shades from characters who are less than 5th level.

	===Nentir Vale ~~Shades~~===		===Nentir Vale===
	In the [[Nentir Vale]] setting, Shades are [[human]]s who have undergone a dangerous ritual known as the Trail of Five Darknesses that can only be performed either in the [[Shadowfell]] or at Shadow Crossings (those areas which house Shadowfell portals or planar bleed-through); those who survive are granted powerful innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities, turning them into a kind of artificial [[planetouched]]. Because of this, shades are known for being ruthlessly ambitious and power-hungry, and they don't even like to hang around each other because they know full well just how dangerous they can be! Not helping is that sacrificing a sliver of one's soul for a shard of pure shadow has an emotional stifling affect, causing shades to be emotionally stifled and generally driven by their negative emotions. Shade-centric communities tend to be hellish places full of ruthless byzantine plotting, and most instead live as exiles or near-outcasts, pushed to the fringes of humanoid society.		In the [[Nentir Vale]] setting, Shades are [[human]]s who have undergone a dangerous ritual known as the Trail of Five Darknesses that can only be performed either in the [[Shadowfell]] or at Shadow Crossings (those areas which house Shadowfell portals or planar bleed-through); those who survive are granted powerful innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities, turning them into a kind of artificial [[planetouched]]. Because of this, shades are known for being ruthlessly ambitious and power-hungry, and they don't even like to hang around each other because they know full well just how dangerous they can be! Not helping is that sacrificing a sliver of one's soul for a shard of pure shadow has an emotional stifling affect, causing shades to be emotionally stifled and generally driven by their negative emotions. Shade-centric communities tend to be hellish places full of ruthless byzantine plotting, and most instead live as exiles or near-outcasts, pushed to the fringes of humanoid society.

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	All shades have the following powers when within shadows or darkness. In well-lit surroundings (daylight or the radius of a daylight spell) none of these powers function.		All shades have the following powers when within shadows or darkness. In well-lit surroundings (daylight or the radius of a daylight spell) none of these powers function.
	::Ability Scores: A shade's Constitution and Charisma scores increase by +2.		::Ability Scores: A shade's Constitution and Charisma scores increase by +2.

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	::Level Adjustment: +4. Shades are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than the common races of Faerûn. Their many bonuses and powers are hindered only by the fact that they do not work in bright light. Shadovars do not create shades from characters who are less than 5th level.		::Level Adjustment: +4. Shades are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than the common races of Faerûn. Their many bonuses and powers are hindered only by the fact that they do not work in bright light. Shadovars do not create shades from characters who are less than 5th level.

	===~~Nerath~~ Shades===		===Nentir Vale Shades===
	In the [[Nentir Vale]] setting, Shades are [[human]]s who have undergone a dangerous ritual known as the Trail of Five Darknesses that can only be performed either in the [[Shadowfell]] or at Shadow Crossings (those areas which house Shadowfell portals or planar bleed-through); those who survive are granted powerful innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities, turning them into a kind of artificial [[planetouched]]. Because of this, shades are known for being ruthlessly ambitious and power-hungry, and they don't even like to hang around each other because they know full well just how dangerous they can be! Not helping is that sacrificing a sliver of one's soul for a shard of pure shadow has an emotional stifling affect, causing shades to be emotionally stifled and generally driven by their negative emotions. Shade-centric communities tend to be hellish places full of ruthless byzantine plotting, and most instead live as exiles or near-outcasts, pushed to the fringes of humanoid society.		In the [[Nentir Vale]] setting, Shades are [[human]]s who have undergone a dangerous ritual known as the Trail of Five Darknesses that can only be performed either in the [[Shadowfell]] or at Shadow Crossings (those areas which house Shadowfell portals or planar bleed-through); those who survive are granted powerful innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities, turning them into a kind of artificial [[planetouched]]. Because of this, shades are known for being ruthlessly ambitious and power-hungry, and they don't even like to hang around each other because they know full well just how dangerous they can be! Not helping is that sacrificing a sliver of one's soul for a shard of pure shadow has an emotional stifling affect, causing shades to be emotionally stifled and generally driven by their negative emotions. Shade-centric communities tend to be hellish places full of ruthless byzantine plotting, and most instead live as exiles or near-outcasts, pushed to the fringes of humanoid society.

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	====Races of Faerun Fluff====		====Races of Faerun Fluff====
			{{NotFunny Sourcebook}}
	Over two thousand years ago, the ruler of a Netherese flying city transported his entire city onto the Plane of Shadow in order to explore that dim and perilous plane. For thousands of years, the City of Shade was lost to human knowledge, but in 1372 DR it abruptly returned to Faerûn above the Dire Wood. Today it soars above the deserts of Anauroch, land that was once a fertile part of the Empire of Netheril. Why the Netherese - now known as the Shadovars - returned, and what they are planning, are two mysteries that trouble the rulers of every nation in Faerûn. Most fear that solving these vital riddles will provide them with answers they will not care to hear. Until then, the Shadovars scheme in secret, their true goals a mystery to all but their ruler, the High Prince Telamont, and his twelve sons, the Princes of Shade.		Over two thousand years ago, the ruler of a Netherese flying city transported his entire city onto the Plane of Shadow in order to explore that dim and perilous plane. For thousands of years, the City of Shade was lost to human knowledge, but in 1372 DR it abruptly returned to Faerûn above the Dire Wood. Today it soars above the deserts of Anauroch, land that was once a fertile part of the Empire of Netheril. Why the Netherese - now known as the Shadovars - returned, and what they are planning, are two mysteries that trouble the rulers of every nation in Faerûn. Most fear that solving these vital riddles will provide them with answers they will not care to hear. Until then, the Shadovars scheme in secret, their true goals a mystery to all but their ruler, the High Prince Telamont, and his twelve sons, the Princes of Shade.

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	In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], '''Shades''' are a race of [[planetouched]] [[human]]s native to either the [[Plane of Shadow]] or the [[Shadowfell]]. Different versions exist in both the [[Forgotten Realms]] and in the [[Nentir Vale]].		In [[Dungeons & Dragons]], '''Shades''' are a race of [[planetouched]] [[human]]s native to either the [[Plane of Shadow]] or the [[Shadowfell]]. Different versions exist in both the [[Forgotten Realms]] and in the [[Nentir Vale]].

	==Faerun Shades==		===Faerun Shades===
	[[File:Shades.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]		[[File:Shades.jpg\|thumb\|350px]]
	In the [[Forgotten Realms]], shades descend from the Shadovar, a branch of the ancient [[Netheril]] empire which escaped the destruction of their cousins by fleeing into the [[Plane of Shadow]], where they ultimately mutated to gain innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities. Faerun shades were presented as a PC races in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] splatbook "Races of Faerun". In [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]], stats for true shades would not appear until the release of the Essentials splatbook "Heroes of Shadow", but the article "A Legacy in Shadow" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #391 would state that shades after the [[Spellplague]] sometimes give birth to [[shadar-kai]] offspring, with the unique feat "Shade Heritage" to represent this distinct subrace.		In the [[Forgotten Realms]], shades descend from the Shadovar, a branch of the ancient [[Netheril]] empire which escaped the destruction of their cousins by fleeing into the [[Plane of Shadow]], where they ultimately mutated to gain innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities. Faerun shades were presented as a PC races in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]] splatbook "Races of Faerun". In [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]], stats for true shades would not appear until the release of the Essentials splatbook "Heroes of Shadow", but the article "A Legacy in Shadow" in [[Dragon Magazine]] #391 would state that shades after the [[Spellplague]] sometimes give birth to [[shadar-kai]] offspring, with the unique feat "Shade Heritage" to represent this distinct subrace.

	===Races of Faerun Fluff===		Shades are also responsible for creating the [[Krinth]], a race of [[Shadow Demon]] [[Half-Fiend]]s they use as slave-warriors.

			====Races of Faerun Fluff====
	Over two thousand years ago, the ruler of a Netherese flying city transported his entire city onto the Plane of Shadow in order to explore that dim and perilous plane. For thousands of years, the City of Shade was lost to human knowledge, but in 1372 DR it abruptly returned to Faerûn above the Dire Wood. Today it soars above the deserts of Anauroch, land that was once a fertile part of the Empire of Netheril. Why the Netherese - now known as the Shadovars - returned, and what they are planning, are two mysteries that trouble the rulers of every nation in Faerûn. Most fear that solving these vital riddles will provide them with answers they will not care to hear. Until then, the Shadovars scheme in secret, their true goals a mystery to all but their ruler, the High Prince Telamont, and his twelve sons, the Princes of Shade.		Over two thousand years ago, the ruler of a Netherese flying city transported his entire city onto the Plane of Shadow in order to explore that dim and perilous plane. For thousands of years, the City of Shade was lost to human knowledge, but in 1372 DR it abruptly returned to Faerûn above the Dire Wood. Today it soars above the deserts of Anauroch, land that was once a fertile part of the Empire of Netheril. Why the Netherese - now known as the Shadovars - returned, and what they are planning, are two mysteries that trouble the rulers of every nation in Faerûn. Most fear that solving these vital riddles will provide them with answers they will not care to hear. Until then, the Shadovars scheme in secret, their true goals a mystery to all but their ruler, the High Prince Telamont, and his twelve sons, the Princes of Shade.

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	Outside the City of Shade, most shades keep to themselves. They may travel singly or in small groups, but any alliances they make with non-Shadovars - which are rare - are sure to be alliances of convenience. Only a Prince of Shade or a Shadovar officer of captain's rank or higher can leave the City of Shade without an escort, and such a person had better have a defensible reason for doing so.		Outside the City of Shade, most shades keep to themselves. They may travel singly or in small groups, but any alliances they make with non-Shadovars - which are rare - are sure to be alliances of convenience. Only a Prince of Shade or a Shadovar officer of captain's rank or higher can leave the City of Shade without an escort, and such a person had better have a defensible reason for doing so.

	===3e PC Stats===		====3e PC Stats====
	All shades have the following powers when within shadows or darkness. In well-lit surroundings (daylight or the radius of a daylight spell) none of these powers function.		All shades have the following powers when within shadows or darkness. In well-lit surroundings (daylight or the radius of a daylight spell) none of these powers function.
	::Ability Scores: A shade's Constitution and Charisma scores increase by +2.		::Ability Scores: A shade's Constitution and Charisma scores increase by +2.
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	::Level Adjustment: +4. Shades are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than the common races of Faerûn. Their many bonuses and powers are hindered only by the fact that they do not work in bright light. Shadovars do not create shades from characters who are less than 5th level.		::Level Adjustment: +4. Shades are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than the common races of Faerûn. Their many bonuses and powers are hindered only by the fact that they do not work in bright light. Shadovars do not create shades from characters who are less than 5th level.

	==Nerath Shades==		===Nerath Shades===
	In the [[Nentir Vale]] setting, Shades are [[human]]s who have undergone a dangerous ritual known as the Trail of Five Darknesses that can only be performed either in the [[Shadowfell]] or at Shadow Crossings (those areas which house Shadowfell portals or planar ~~bleedthrough~~); those who survive are granted powerful innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities, turning them into a kind of artificial [[planetouched]]. Because of this, shades are known for being ruthlessly ambitious and power-hungry, and they don't even like to hang around each other because they know full well just how dangerous they can be! Not helping is that sacrificing a sliver of one's soul for a shard of pure shadow has an emotional stifling affect, causing shades to be emotionally stifled and generally driven by their negative emotions. Shade-centric communities tend to be hellish places full of ruthless byzantine plotting, and most instead live as exiles or near-outcasts, pushed to the fringes of humanoid society.		In the [[Nentir Vale]] setting, Shades are [[human]]s who have undergone a dangerous ritual known as the Trail of Five Darknesses that can only be performed either in the [[Shadowfell]] or at Shadow Crossings (those areas which house Shadowfell portals or planar bleed-through); those who survive are granted powerful innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities, turning them into a kind of artificial [[planetouched]]. Because of this, shades are known for being ruthlessly ambitious and power-hungry, and they don't even like to hang around each other because they know full well just how dangerous they can be! Not helping is that sacrificing a sliver of one's soul for a shard of pure shadow has an emotional stifling affect, causing shades to be emotionally stifled and generally driven by their negative emotions. Shade-centric communities tend to be hellish places full of ruthless byzantine plotting, and most instead live as exiles or near-outcasts, pushed to the fringes of humanoid society.

	Ironically, shades and [[shadar-kai]] ''despise'' each other, with an enmity that is compared to the classic hatred of [[elf]] vs. [[drow]], or [[dwarf]] vs. [[orc]]. In contrast, they get on well with [[vryloka]], whose history and origins they respect and see as forming a kinship with their own. They appeared in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] splatbook "Heroes of Shadow".		Ironically, shades and [[shadar-kai]] ''despise'' each other, with an enmity that is compared to the classic hatred of [[elf]] vs. [[drow]], or [[dwarf]] vs. [[orc]]. In contrast, they get on well with [[vryloka]], whose history and origins they respect and see as forming a kinship with their own. They appeared in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] splatbook "Heroes of Shadow".
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	::Shadow Origin: You count as a Shadow creature for any effects that key off of Origin.		::Shadow Origin: You count as a Shadow creature for any effects that key off of Origin.
	::Racial Power: One with Shadow -- At-will, as a standard action gain both the ability to make Stealth checks to become hidden when in cover on concealment, and to gain cover from your allies (this stacks, allowing you to literally hide behind your allies), until the end of your next turn.		::Racial Power: One with Shadow -- At-will, as a standard action gain both the ability to make Stealth checks to become hidden when in cover on concealment, and to gain cover from your allies (this stacks, allowing you to literally hide behind your allies), until the end of your next turn.

			Shades can also choose to take any of five racial utility powers, scattered across levels 2, 6, 10, 16 and 22:
			* Fleeting Shade: Level 2 Encounter. As a Move Action, become Invisible and gain +5 to Stealth checks until the end of your next turn.
			* Twilight Torch: Level 6 At-Will. As a Minor Action, create a Close Burst 1 of Dim Light that lasts either until the end of your next turn or your use this power again, whichever comes first.
			* Shadow Monsters: Level 10 Daily. As a Standard Action, summon 4 Shadow Monsters in 4 unoccupied squares in a close burst 3, which remain until the end of the encounter. You can use a Minor Action to move any/all of these shadow monsters up to 4 squares each. Enemies suffer a -2 penalty to attack rolls whilst adjacent to a shadow monster, and take 10 necrotic damage if they end their turn adjacent to or in the square of a shadow monster.
			* Shadow Jump: Level 16 Encounter. Teleport up to your speed as a Move Action.
			* Five Darknesses: Level 22 Encounter. As a Minor Action, invoke the Five Darknesses; this power up lasts until the end of your next turn, and whilst it lasts you have a Fly speed equal to your speed, are Insubstantial, have Phasing, and inflict a -2 penalty to attack rolls on all creatures adjacent to you. Also, you gain 10 temporary hit points.

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	==Shadowbane Shades==		===Shadowbane Shades===
	'''Shadowbane Shades''' are another version of the Shade race that appeared in the Silicon Sorcery article for [[Dragon Magazine]] #307. These shades are more akin to the [[Fetch]] race, with ties to undeath and the [[Ethereal Plane]] rather than the darkness powers of classic D&D shades.		'''Shadowbane Shades''' are another version of the Shade race that appeared in the Silicon Sorcery article for [[Dragon Magazine]] #307, which converted this videogame race to [[Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition]]. These shades are more akin to the [[Fetch]] race, with ties to undeath and the [[Ethereal Plane]] rather than the darkness powers of classic D&D shades.

	Also known as '''Pale Ones''', '''The Damned''' and '''The Stillborn''', shades are death-touched [[human]]s born when a man is killed whilst a child of their blood remains unborn in its mother's womb. It doesn't matter if he's resurrected before the birth; so long as he died whilst mom was pregnant, there's a chance that the baby will be born a shade. This has, sadly, led to great deals of persecution over the years for shades; perhaps in part because they only began appearing in their native world a century ago, shades have been targeted with persecution, harsh cleansing rites, enslavement and even slaughter by their human progenitors.		Also known as '''Pale Ones''', '''The Damned''' and '''The Stillborn''', shades are death-touched [[human]]s born when a man is killed whilst a child of their blood remains unborn in its mother's womb. It doesn't matter if he's resurrected before the birth; so long as he died whilst mom was pregnant, there's a chance that the baby will be born a shade. This has, sadly, led to great deals of persecution over the years for shades; perhaps in part because they only began appearing in their native world a century ago, shades have been targeted with persecution, harsh cleansing rites, enslavement and even slaughter by their human progenitors.

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	==Nerath Shades==		==Nerath Shades==
	~~{{dnd-stub}}~~		In the [[Nentir Vale]] setting, Shades are [[human]]s who have undergone a dangerous ritual known as the Trail of Five Darknesses that can only be performed either in the [[Shadowfell]] or at Shadow Crossings (those areas which house Shadowfell portals or planar bleedthrough); those who survive are granted powerful innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities, turning them into a kind of artificial [[planetouched]]. Because of this, shades are known for being ruthlessly ambitious and power-hungry, and they don't even like to hang around each other because they know full well just how dangerous they can be! Not helping is that sacrificing a sliver of one's soul for a shard of pure shadow has an emotional stifling affect, causing shades to be emotionally stifled and generally driven by their negative emotions. Shade-centric communities tend to be hellish places full of ruthless byzantine plotting, and most instead live as exiles or near-outcasts, pushed to the fringes of humanoid society.
	Shades ~~descend from humans~~ who ~~migrated to~~ the [[Shadowfell]], which ~~ultimately caused them to gain~~ innate [[Shadow Magic]] abilities. They appeared in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] splatbook "Heroes of Shadow".
			Ironically, shades and [[shadar-kai]] ''despise'' each other, with an enmity that is compared to the classic hatred of [[elf]] vs. [[drow]], or [[dwarf]] vs. [[orc]]. In contrast, they get on well with [[vryloka]], whose history and origins they respect and see as forming a kinship with their own. They appeared in the [[Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition]] splatbook "Heroes of Shadow".

			::Ability Score Modifier: +2 Charisma, +2 Dexterity or +2 Intelligence
			::Size: Medium
			::Speed: 6 squares
			::Vision: Darkvision
			::Skill Bonuses: +2 Arcana, +2 Stealth
			::Fragile Mortality: Reduce your Healing Surges by -1.
			::Practiced Sneak: You automatically have Training in Stealth.
			::Shadow Origin: You count as a Shadow creature for any effects that key off of Origin.
			::Racial Power: One with Shadow -- At-will, as a standard action gain both the ability to make Stealth checks to become hidden when in cover on concealment, and to gain cover from your allies (this stacks, allowing you to literally hide behind your allies), until the end of your next turn.

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