Dark shambler

Dark shambler Picture Level 17 Family shambler family creatures Body Type Biped Undead No Areas Found Temple of Hope Plains of Bone Sentoph Vornavian Coast BCS No HP 200 Armor [?]

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks blackened twohanded sword +175 AS

Defense Attributes Melee +104 to +112 DS Ranged <N/A> DS Bolt +94 DS Bard Base +51 TD Ranger Base <N/A> TD Sorcerer Base +51 TD Wizard Base <N/A> TD Cleric Base <N/A> TD Empath Base <N/A> TD Paladin Base <N/A> TD Major Elemental +51 TD Minor Elemental +51 TD Major Spiritual <N/A> TD Minor Spiritual +51 TD Major Mental <N/A> TD Minor Mental <N/A> TD Armor Brigandine Armor CvA +8

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

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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.

References

• Dark shamble on Play.net bestiary

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