shadowdancer 'hide in plain sight' 'shadow companion'
Shadowdancers thrive in dark places, using the shadows around them to disappear right in front of their opponent's eyes, and controlling the shadows to do their bidding. The hide in plain sight skill enables a shadowdancer to hide in the midst of combat, as long as the room offers suffient shadows (i.e., is dark or dim). Such shadow-blending is instantanious if successful, allowing the shadowdancer to hide and backstab his target in one smooth action. The shadowwalk stance as well as the shroud of darkness ability posessed by vampires allows a shadowdancer to hide in plain sight anywhere. A shadowdancer is rarely found without his loyal shadow companion. If slain, the shadowdance can summon a new one from the surrounding shadows.