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DARKLINGS

Darklings are races of humanoid beings that hail from a dark dimension they collectively call the Shadow Realm. This world cannot be reachedby normal means. The shadows are the only way to reach it. It is through the shadows that the Darkling does its dimensionaltravel. For them,

rifts are too random and bright, but shadows, on the other hand, are much more to their liking. It is their affinity for darkness and adventure, and

their strange powers that make them a truly unique race of beings.

Darkling R.C.C.

Alignment: AnyAttributesIQ: 3D6; ME: 3D6; MA: 2D6; PS: 3D6; PP: 5D6; PE: 3D6; PB: 2D6; Spd: 3D6

Hit Points & SDC: none, mega damage creatures. See MDC

MDC: 1D6x10+10. Add 3D6 per level of experience.

Natural Armor Rating: none

Horror Factor: None unless their true nature is reveled, then its 10P.P.E.: PE attribute plus 3D6x10+20

Natural Abilities

Superior Physical Prowess, night vision equal to their day vision, casts no actual shadow, and the following shadow abilities:

Doesnt need to eat or drink. The character, instead of consuming food, absorbs ambient PPE energy found in the environment. To do this, the

character needs to rest for a certian period of time. In a Rifts Earth environment, the character only needs to rest for a maximum of 4 hours every

other night to absorb enough ambient PPE to survive. Double the amount of hours slept when in environments with considerably less PPE, i.e.Palladium (from Palladium Fantasy RPG), or the worlds of Nightbane and Heroes Unlimited. The character must use ability similar to the

shadow hiding ability (see below) in order to rest and absorb ambient PPE. This still costs him 7 PPE, but he suffers none of the penalties if the

shadow is dissipated, but the character does become trapped in the shadowy realm he/she has entered into and cannot leave it till that shadow oranother shadow nearby (within 30 feet) becomes available. Usually Darklings do their resting during the day so they are pretty much stuck in

whatever shadow they entered in till night fall.Natural Shadow Meld

This ability is exactly the same as the spell but it costs no PPE and has infinite duration. The Darkling disappears whenever he/she wants to hide

in darkness, and this ability does not use up a melee action.

Although invisible to the unaided eye, there are still ways that the Darkling can be sensed. Psionic and magic abilities that allow an individual to

sense anothers presence (i.e. Sence presence and Locate) will give the character away. Heat sensors will not work, because the character has norecognizable body heat signature. Howerver, other Darklings can see through the shadow meld ability and see anyone using Shadow Meld (this

natural ability or the spell).

Shadow Hiding

This ability allows the Darkling to hide in the smallest shadow. This power should not be confused with the shadow meld ability described above.

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This ability allows the Darkling to actually become one with the shadow, thus becoming truly undetectable.

PPE cost: 7

Duration: 4 melees (1 minute) per level of experience

No form of detection (psionic, magic or other) can sense the presence of the character when he/she uses this power. The downside of this power

is if the shadow the character is hiding in is somehow disipated (i.e. a bright light shined on the place where the character is hiding) he/she isinstantly expelled from the shadow and loses initiative and is -5% on all skills for 1 minute (4 melees). The character also takes 1D6 damage.

Teleport Through The Shadows

The character cans also teleport through shadows. This ability is similar to a regular teleportation and can be performed on various levels. The

only requirement for each is that the shadow be big enough for the character to pass through (whether walking through it or crawling on belly).When the character steps into the shadow time slows and distorts. The character is able to move at his normal speed, but time outside this realmof shadows seems to stop. However much PPE is expended (in other words, which type of teleport is used) determines how far the character can

remain in this realm and find the shadow for which he/she chooses to exit from. Note: instead of giving a time frame for how long the character

can remain in this shadowy real, which the race commonly call the hallway, a range of the maximum distance traveled is given.

Short range shadow teleporting

PPE: 15Range: 2 miles per level of experience

Success Ratio: 80% +2% per level. This applies to wether or not the character reaches his intended destination. If a failed roll is made, the

character is most likely to be 1D4x10 feet away from his intended destination. Note that this means walking out of a different shadow than

intended, since shadows and darkness are the medium for which the character does his/her teleporting.

Long range shadow teleportingPPE: 50

Range: 50 miles per level of experience

Success Ratio: 60% +2% per level. If a failed roll is made, the character is likely to be 1D4x100 yards away from his/her intended target.

Dimensional shadow teleporting

PPE: 215

Range: Any world that the character has previously visited and remembersSuccess Ratio: 40% +2% per level. if a failed roll is made the character has a 60% chance (1-70) of performing a short range teleportation, a 25%

chance (71-95) of performing a long range teleportation, and a mere 5% chance (96-00) of dimensional teleporting to another, random dimension

that the character has never been to before. Note: if 1-70 is rolled, triple the range. if 71-95 is rolled, double the range.

Automatic Link to the Shadow PlaneAll Darklings are linked to their home world, the Shadow Plane. All of the abilities listed above are, in essence, a byproduct of this link. By using

any of the above abilities, the Darkling is actually entering the very outer portions of the Shadow Plane. This link also allows them to instantly

travel to the Shadow Plane without expending much PPE. (the Shadow Plane will be explored in more depth later on, on another page)

The Shadow Plane is a great place for the Darkling to hide from adversaries or recuperate from damage. Once the character enters this plane

through a shadow, he/she can only reenter the world he/she left through that shadow or any other shadow within a 100 foot area. If no shadowsavailible, the character is temporarily stuck in the Shadow Plane till a patch of darkness becomes avalible

PPE: none

Range: Takes the character directly to the Shadow Plane

Success Ratio: This power takes the character back to his home world, so the success ratio is non applicable, or you could think of it as being

100%, thus it is automatic for them to know how to get home.Enter Astral Plane via shadows/darkness

The character can also enter the Astral Plane through the shadows. This allows the character to enter the Astral Plane body and soul. The

characters MDC also serves as his/her Astral SDC. (see Nightbane World Book 2: Between the Shadows for more about the Astral Plane)

PPE: 20Range: Takes the character into the Astral Plane

Shadow blades

All Darklings carry with them an archaic weapon made of a sort of ebony or obssidian material. These weapons can be anything from knives to

staffs to flails to swords, and these weapons also do mega damage!

All Darklings possess, at the very least, a couple of throwing knives/daggers. They rarely carry any more than 2 types of weapons, usually one

main weapon and a few smaller weapons, i.e. a sword or staff and several throwing knives or throwing axes. They can have more, but do notexceed 4.

Properties of Shadow blades

they are all made of an indestructible black ebony-like material

If thrown, the weapons always end up back on the characters person, i.e. a knife tossed at someones chest will disappear into vapor and reappear

either back in the Darklings hand or in his sleeve or some other place on his body. The weapons reappear back in the owners hand after eachmelee round.

No one else can use a shadow weapon of any kind. Only Darklings can use them. Anyone else who tries to touch or pick up one of these weapons

will take 2D6 damage equal to SDC or MDC damage (depends if the being is an SDC or MDC creature).

Types of Shadow blades

The most common types are throwing knives, swords, staffs, and throwing axes, although any type of weapon (except those that use any type ofammunition, i.e. bows and slings) can be use. All weapons do mega damage equal to their original structural damage. Note that the characters

W.P.'s should reflect their Shadow blade weapons.

R.C.C. Skills

Language (their native language (called dark tongue) and Dragonese, both at 98%, plus 3 additional languages of choice, +30%)

Intelligence (+15%)Escape Artist (+10%)

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Tracking (+15%)

Acrobatics (+10%)

Lore: Demon (+5%)

Concealment (+5%)

Climbing (+20%)Prowl (+20%)