Dark shambler

Dark shambler Level 17 Family Humanoid family creatures Body Type Biped Classification(s) Living Area(s) Found Plains of Bone Sentoph Temple of Hope Vornavian Coast BCS Yes HP 200 Speed

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks Two-handed sword 175 AS

Defense Attributes Armor Cuirbouilli Leather ASG 10 Defensive Strength (DS) Melee 104 - 112 Ranged 97 - 114 Bolt 94 Unarmed Defense Factor UDF 121 Target Defense (TD) Bard Base 51 Cleric Base 51 Empath Base 51 Paladin Base 51 Ranger Base 51 Sorcerer Base 51 Wizard Base 51 Minor Elemental 51 Major Elemental 51 Minor Spiritual 51 Major Spiritual 51 Minor Mental 51

Treasure Attributes Coins Yes Gems Yes Magic Items Yes Boxes Yes Skin a glistening black eye Other

Very little of the dark shambler is not thickly muscled.  This squat humanoid lumbers through the countryside, surveying the world through glistening black eyes.  Were it not for the eyes, the dark shambler could almost be taken for a shadow from a distance, for its skin is also entirely black.  The eyes glisten eerily, though, while the rest of the dark shambler is a flat shade of charcoal that appears to absorb the light more than reflect it.

Hunting strategies

Dark shamblers in the Plains of Bone area wear brigandine armor (ASG 12).

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Behind the Scenes

In the I.C.E. Age these were known as "black stalkers." In the Rolemaster bestiaries they are assassins possessed by demons, who will relentlessly hunt down their victims forever, much like a shadow assassin or the dark assassin. Still more similar would be a black reaver, though much less dangerous. When they were first implemented back in 1990 the black stalkers were one of the most powerful creatures in GemStone III.

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