MEDIUM SHADOW UNDEAD
Perception +6; Darkvision
Languages N/A
Skills Stealth +8, Intimidation +6
Str +2, Dex +3, Con +1, Int -2, Wis +2, Cha +0

AC 16, Fort +6, Ref +8, Will +7
HP 25; Immunities: death effects, disease, paralyzed, poison; Resistances: all damage 5 except force or positive

Cloying Shadows (Aura): Creatures that begin their turn within 10 feet of the Umbral Wretch must succeed at a DC 17 Will save or become frightened 1.

Merge with Shadows (Reaction): When attacked, the Umbral Wretch gains concealment (DC 5 flat check) until the end of its next turn.

Speed 25 feet
Melee ◈ Shadow Claws +8 (1d8+2 slashing, plus 1d4 persistent negative damage on a critical hit)

These tormented shadows are the remnants of those consumed by the despair of the Wailing Blight. When individuals succumb to the overwhelming darkness, their spirits are twisted into Umbral Wretches, cursed to roam as hollowed echoes of their former selves. They are drawn to places of sorrow and decay, spreading an aura of fear wherever they linger. Some scholars claim the Wretches are not merely undead but manifestations of the Blight’s malevolent will, feeding on fear to sustain their wretched forms.

Recall Knowledge: Religion (DC 15)

• Critical Success: Umbral Wretches are undead shadows formed by despair, with an aura that instills fear and a resistance to most damage types.

• Success: You recall their fear-inducing aura and their weakness to positive energy.

• Failure: You mistake them for ordinary incorporeal undead, failing to recognize their connection to the Wailing Blight.