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So Shadar-Kai are now a subrace of elves: Huh?
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<blockquote data-quote="QuietBrowser" data-source="post: 7330647" data-attributes="member: 6855057"><p>Shadar-kai were originally introduced in 3e's Fiend Folio as a race of fey that left the Material Plane for the Plane of Shadow out of elitist disdain for mortals, only to find that their nature reacted badly with the "void" elemental affinity of their new home, causing them to start fading away into nothing unless they subjected themselves to constant pain, with a particular favored implement being shackle-like bracers whose interiors were lined with vicious spikes. Needless to say, they blamed the mortal races for what happened to them and sought revenge on anyone who was a humanoid.</p><p></p><p>4e took these rather bland enemies and turned them into a tribe of humans who sought immortality through a pact with the Raven Queen, and sort of got what they wanted, acquiring powers over shadow and prolonged lifespan, but also the need to seek out constant stimulation lest they fade into nothing.</p><p></p><p>I'd like to be charitable and presume the 5e version was an attempt to meld these two disaparate identities into one, but it's probably just because the writer was lazy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="QuietBrowser, post: 7330647, member: 6855057"] Shadar-kai were originally introduced in 3e's Fiend Folio as a race of fey that left the Material Plane for the Plane of Shadow out of elitist disdain for mortals, only to find that their nature reacted badly with the "void" elemental affinity of their new home, causing them to start fading away into nothing unless they subjected themselves to constant pain, with a particular favored implement being shackle-like bracers whose interiors were lined with vicious spikes. Needless to say, they blamed the mortal races for what happened to them and sought revenge on anyone who was a humanoid. 4e took these rather bland enemies and turned them into a tribe of humans who sought immortality through a pact with the Raven Queen, and sort of got what they wanted, acquiring powers over shadow and prolonged lifespan, but also the need to seek out constant stimulation lest they fade into nothing. I'd like to be charitable and presume the 5e version was an attempt to meld these two disaparate identities into one, but it's probably just because the writer was lazy. [/QUOTE]
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