b'Living Shade \n'b' Shadows dance on the wall, cast by the flickering firelight. One of the shadows suddenly turns in defiance of the person who cast it, reaching its dark hand out from the wall. \n'b'  Medium   fey ,  neutral  \n'b'  Armor Class  12  Hit Points  18 (4d8)  Speed  40 ft.\n'b' STATS STR: 6 (-2) DEX:  14 (+2)  CON:  10 (+0)  INT:  9 (-1)  WIS:  10 (+0)  CHA:  12 (+1)  \n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'\n'b'     Skills   Stealth  +6  Damage Vulnerabilities  radiant  Damage Resistances  acid, cold, fire, lightning, thunder; bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing from nonmagical attacks  Damage Immunities  necrotic, poison  Condition Immunities   exhaustion ,  frightened ,  grappled ,  paralyzed ,  petrified ,  poisoned ,  prone ,  restrained   Senses   darkvision  60 ft., passive  Perception  10  Languages  understands Common but can\xe2\x80\x99t speak  Challenge  1/4 (100 XP) \n'b' Special Traits \n'b'   Amorphous . The living shade can move through a space as narrow as 1 inch wide without squeezing. \n'b'  Shadow Stealth . While in dim light or darkness, the living shade can take the  Hide  action as a  bonus action . \n'b'  Sunlight Sensitivity . While in sunlight, the living shade has disadvantage on  attack  rolls, as well as on  Wisdom  ( Perception ) checks that rely on sight. \n'b'  Actions \n'b'   Shadow Touch .  Melee Weapon Attack : +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.  Hit : 2 (1d4) cold damage. \n'b'  About \n'b' Bursts of magic sometimes unexpectedly infuse a person\xe2\x80\x99s shadow, giving rise to a creature known as a living shade. Though similar in many ways to the dreaded undead shadows, these creatures aren\xe2\x80\x99t undead. They are a type of fey spirit infused with the power of the Plane of Shadow. \n'b'  Conjured Servants . Some spellcasters draw power from shadow magic to deliberately turn their own shadow into a servant and guardian. Created living shades serve much as any other standard familiar spirit. A masterless living shade feels incomplete without a physical being to \xe2\x80\x9ccast\xe2\x80\x9d it, and it might agree to serve as another spellcaster\xe2\x80\x99s familiar as long as it\xe2\x80\x99s treated well. \n'b'  Playful Mimics . Not inherently malicious, living shades spend most of their time serving as their master\xe2\x80\x99s shadow, delighting in mirroring gestures and motion. Occasionally, they enjoy toying with unsuspecting viewers by moving out of sync with their master in small, deliberate ways. Even unbound living shades might spend much of their time playing the part of someone\xe2\x80\x99s shadow, \xe2\x80\x9cattaching\xe2\x80\x9d themselves to a random passerby. Living shades communicate through pantomime. \n'b' Living Shade Familiars \n'b' Spellcasters might infuse their own shadow with essence from the Plane of Shadow, or an unbound living shade can take a liking to a particular caster. Such living shades have the following trait. \n'b'  Familiar . The living shade can serve another creature as a familiar, forming a  telepathic bond  with its willing master. While the two are bonded, the master can sense what the living shade senses as long as they are within 1 mile of each other. While the living shade is within 10 feet of its master, the master shares the living shade\xe2\x80\x99s Shadow Stealth trait. \n'b' At any time and for any reason, the living shade can end its service as a familiar, ending the  telepathic bond .'