Shade
Medium Undead · · CR 1
- Undead
- Medium
- Tier 1
Shade is a medium undead, CR 1. Found in ruins, underground, and urban. Sourced from Flee, Mortals!.
Stat Block
- Challenge Rating
- 1
- Type
- Undead
- Size
- Medium
- Alignment
- —
- Speed
- 0, fly 50
- Habitats
- Ruins, Underground, Urban
- Sources
- Flee, Mortals!
Ecology
Shade is a creature that has crossed the threshold of death; its continued presence is itself a violation of natural law. It is most often found in ruins regions. It is medium-sized, which shapes how it hunts, hides, or fights.
Behaviour
Shade is haunted by what it was in life; its goals echo old grievances or the will of the necromancer who raised it. Its alignment varies by individual or is irrelevant — it acts on instinct, drive, or whoever commands it. It is intelligent enough to plan, scheme, or remember.
Origin
Shade is introduced in MCDM's Flee, Mortals! (2023). Undead are the wounds the Negative Plane leaves on the mortal world — every undead has a death story behind it. Within a campaign, its existence anchors a region with the kind of weight only an old, named species carries.
Related Monsters
Frequently Asked Questions about Shade
- What is the challenge rating of Shade?
- On the bestiary CR scale, Shade sits at 1. It matches tier-1 encounter math.
- What type of creature is Shade?
- The bestiary type for Shade is undead, medium size.
- Where does Shade live?
- The bestiary places Shade in Ruins, Underground, Urban.