From 820432da08d45f93f9a1df584a3a39da7d78d6b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kestrel Gregorich-Trevor Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2023 09:11:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Replace shade encyclopedia entry. Sourced from xnethack. Seems like an excellent candidate for replacement, since the quote gets across what shades are and also hints at their weakness. --- dat/data.base | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/dat/data.base b/dat/data.base index c824f2f13..a2d0537f7 100644 --- a/dat/data.base +++ b/dat/data.base @@ -4824,10 +4824,27 @@ seth hippopotamus, and the pig. [ Encyclopedia Mythica, ed. M.F. Lindemans ] shad* - Shades are undead creatures. They differ from zombies in - that a zombie is an undead animation of a corpse, while a - shade is an undead creature magically created by the use - of black magic. + For the shades -- figures of jet black streaking acrossthe + white-knobbed ground -- were upon her. Strength was meaningless + against shades. They had no real substance. Only two things + mattered: moving quickly and not letting yourself be + frightened. Shades were dangerous, but so long as you had silver, + you could fight. [...] + + Her knife passed through the shade with a slight tugging feeling, + creating a shower of bright white sparks that sprayed out of the + shade. The shade pulled back, its black tendrils writhing about + one another. + + Silence spun on the other. The pitch sky let her see only the + thing's eyes, a horrid green, as it reached for her. She lunged. + + Its spectral hands were upon her, the icy cold of its fingers + gripping her arm below the elbow. She could feel it. Shade fingers + had substance; they could grab you, hold you back. Only silver + warded them away. Only with silver could you fight. + [ Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell, + by Brandon Sanderson ] shaman karnov Making his quarters in the Caves of the Ancestors, Shaman Karnov unceasingly tries to shield his neanderthal people