A new concept within The Eyes of the Dark Realm: The Shadow-Stalkers

Shadow-Stalkers

A Shadow-Stalker is a person of any race who got abducted by the cult and forcefully infused, on a rare ocassion willingly, with shadow energies by the wicked cultists of The Eyes of the Dark Realm. There's little known about these grim beings, although rumours do circulate among people who tend to refer to them as Light Hunters or Inquisitors of Darkness.

It is a concept that came to life through the cunning minds of The Defiler's Lieutenants, as until now The Chaper of Holy Anethion has proven to be the most dangerous threat and it is therefore that his new concept is a direct counter force to the Anethionean Inquisition. Though, their tasks are more broad-minded than just that. Although the status of a Shadow Stalker will most likely never rise above that of a minion, even the ascendants tend to fear for this new concept as they keep their own ranks in check as well, mercilessly and relentlessly.

The most experienced paladins could probably sense a dark aura about these Shadow-Stalkers, hence most people should not fear them about, for example, the Cathedral of Light. The Shadow-Stalker can be easily recognized by its dark-leather amour, hooded, masked and cloaked, and an arsenal of sinister weapons.

The Shadow-Stalker is a deadly enemy that's fighting with weapons, enhancing said weapons with Shadow Magic or using various other unique shadow abilities. It even feeds on shadow magic used against them. They're solemnly specialized in combating the followers of The Light, having a high resistance versus abilities like Holy Smites (it would only increase its appetite to slay its enemy!), and they're able to sense a holy aura about a paladin, or holy priest. It goes that far that it can track the faithful of the Light by their scent, as if drawn to it like bees to flowers.

These incarnates of the Dark communicate with eachother through whispering hisses, or ear penetrating screeches carried by the wind.

Powerful creatures is what they indeed are...however, little on Azeroth is perfect. It's apparent that nature, life giving magic is what damages these beings severely. Not only is this magic very useful versus the Shadow-Stalker, they fear it greatly as well for that matter, in the sense of panicing and fleeing for it. It's not the only thing they fear however. As these beings live on Azeroth with the undying hunger to work for The Defiler, and to obliterate everything Light-related, death is one of their biggest fears. For once they are dead, they are no longer able to sate their ever present hunger...feed their addiction.