![]() ![]() Though not all shadar-kai bind themselves to the Raven Queen, the majority who do typically organize their societies in a manner that best suits their goddess's objectives. Many choose to wear masks to hide their decrepit state from others and deceive enemies or potential targets. Their bodies appear withered from countless ages and plagued by swollen joints and coarse skin that only adds to their corpse-like visage. However, returning to the Shadowfell reveals their cursed state. While within the Prime Material Plane, shadar-kai often seem youthful and agile. As creatures of the Shadowfell, their shadows appear deeper and darker than other beings, while surrounding darkness hums about them as if reaching out. Many also decorate their bodies with various piercings and purple-inked tattoos. Shadar-kai have penetrating dark eyes that lack the white outer coating and clear pupil most other humanoids possess. Their disposition matches their alabaster to dark grey skin, with coal-black hair framing a dusky sallow complexion. As a result, the shadar-kai are often bitter, gloomy, disturbed, yet motivated creatures whose souls undoubtedly touch the darkness. The most unsettling quality is perhaps their lack of emotion, an unfortunate side-effect of their prolonged exposure to the Shadowfell. Their bodies are typically slender and athletic, and most stand around the same height as a human. ![]() While some shadar-kai have fair features and appear more human, most resemble blighted elves in an endless struggle between life and death. Many see the shadar-kai as a reflective manifestation of the eladrin, a dismal numb shadow to the bursting emotions that shift with the seasons. Bound to serve the Raven Queen, most devote their lives to disseminating her will, venturing between the Shadowfell and the Prime Material Plane. Once fey creatures like the rest of their elven kin, shadar-kai exist in an unnatural state between life and death. ![]()
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