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[frankthedm]

And i say that shaderkai with the exposed midriff has masculine hints to the face.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I like them, they are how I pictured them, and it shows off their martial prowess.

 

[Rechan]

Actually, looking at these guys... they sort've make me think of what The Joker's henchmen would look like, in a fantasy game.

 

[Keefe the Thief]

The picture is okay. Though i have to say, i´ve never had as much fun with any coming edition as with the constant "it´s goth" thing. It´s amazing for me - a practicing person, if you get my meaning - what people identify as goth.

 

[Dunamin]

The picture is ok, but...

I don't get it. What is so compelling and original about Shadar-kai? Their culture and history seems bland and boring to me, and I don't see any physiological features to distinguish them from humans. It’s not about the general real world subculture their style would seem to reflect, I just don't see what is so novel about them.

 

[jackston2]

Hey cool the black flame zealot got a new job

 

[Fallen Seraph]

Well they were once Human so they should reflect that. The interesting thing I find with the Shadar-Kai is how their the extreme form of a addict. This addiction being any form of physical sensation to keep them grounded in reality.

I can quite easily see Shadar-Kai as crazed but masterful warriors, who have absolutely no fear in combat for near death and injury is what saves them from the worst fate of simply fading away into nothingness. Their minds are probably also extremely warped from having to deal with the Shadowfell in general and the Raven Queen.

Essentially they cover the role of a people so twisted and single-focused that their entire culture is based around simple principles such as combat and magic in order to satisfy their need for sensation (primarily pain-based, I imagine in the past other sensations worked before they grew dull).

 

[Sammael]

Another attempt to present shadar-kai as "monsters with traction." What WotC doesn't understand is that they cannot force-feed traction; it has to come to being spontaneously.

 

[jackston2]

Shadar-kai are cool because they're monsters that aren't evil that you can kill without remorse

 

[Derren]

Ok, can someone explain to me how Shadar-Kai are different enough from Drow so that we need both monsters?

To me they look like human drows with a bit WH40K Dark Eldar thrown into the mic.