Shiverns

Shiverns were bred as living assassination suits called ‘phades,’ designed to grant a wearer the ability to infiltrate an area under the cover of darkness. Though shiverns no longer require or want a wearer, they still delight in killing.
~Book of Balazs

If a human’s shadow were severed and given life, the result might be a shivern. A shivern appears as the jagged outline of a human lurking at the bottom of a well of fading light—if a human had inky talons as long as its forearm.

Where there’s one shivern, more soon follow. The combined light-sucking penumbra produced by a handful of the creatures summons darkness so complete that no illumination can penetrate it. Within that ebony envelope, shiverns stalk their prey with impunity.

Basic Information

Ecology and Habitats

Almost anywhere, singly or in groups of up to five.

Dietary Needs and Habits

Shiverns desire only to murder sentient species, particularly humans.

Conservation Status

Although shiverns usually conduct their business in silence, they are intelligent and can speak. They may even negotiate, but they only value opportunities to murder living creatures that they can’t seize for themselves.