Dark creeper The dark creepers were a race of humanoid s dwelling in the Underdark . They were natural rogue s with powers of stealth and shadow . They were one of the two subraces of the dark one s . Description . Although humanoid in form , dark creepers were stunted in built , being small and slight . Unusually , they had unguligrade legs ( similar to a goat ' s ) , ending in small black hooves in place of feet . These hooves were soft , making no sound on stone . A dark creeper ' s skin was pallid , and it had a large nose , feral - or sinister - looking beady eyes , and bushy eyebrows . They only ever wore black , shrouding themselves all over in cloaks , wraps and turbans or hoods . They typically fought in leather armor and wielded a dagger or short sword and longbow suiting their size . Powers . Thrice a day , a dark creeper could envelop itself in cloak of shadows , concealing it from view even in bright light , aiding its defense . This darkness was magical , so a foe needed the ability to see in magical darkness to penetrate it . A dark creeper could utilize all its acute senses — hearing and smell as well as sight — to discern its surroundings and locate beings . Even in absolute darkness , it had perfect sight out to 60 feet ( 18 . 3 meters ) . However , when caught in daylight ( natural or magical ) , a dark creeper was dazzled or badly demoralized in all ways . A dark creeper also had an extraordinary ability to evade harm . Personality . The dark creepers hated light of any kind , and would assault any being who carried a source of illumination , whether a lantern , a torch , or magic . They did not harass those who passed without the aid of an artificial light source . Combat . Dark creepers were craven creatures , but highly skilled in stealth and in ambush . They usually surprised and picked off their foes from the shadows . They were natural backstabbers , most dangerous when making a sneak attack from flanking or surprise . Dark creepers fought in total darkness wherever possible , and beat a hasty retreat if they lost the upper hand . They fought in silence ; even death would only elicit a gasp . Society . Dark creepers were led into ambush and combat by dark stalker s , the leaders of the dark ones . If not working alone , dark ones typically operated in bands of two to five dark creepers led by one dark stalker . Their tribes comprised less than a hundred members , with twenty to eighty dark creepers and two to five dark stalker leaders . Dark ones spoke their own tongue , called Dark One . They seemed to comprehend Undercommon , but no one ever heard them utter it . They also knew Common . Relations . The dark ones were an enigmatic people , even to other races in the Underdark . They usually only came into contact with outsiders when they stole some item from others or defended their lairs from their foes . History . In the Year of Lightning Storms , 1374 DR , a group of dark one mercenaries ( a dark stalker and four dark creepers ) were hired by cleric s of Shar involved in the operations at the Temple of Mystra in Wheloon and the Lost Refuge in the Vast Swamp in Cormyr . By early Eleint , they ' d taken up residence in the Tomb of Chonis to watch over the petitioners travelling between the two points . In particular , they watched for groups investigating these petitioners . Adventurers investigating the Temple of Mystra may have encountered them .