Lightslayer class

# RPG Class: Lightslayer

### Description

"A shadow in the night, the lightslayer moves with the sound of a whisper to extinguish light wherever she finds it - specifically, she extinguishes the followers of the Holy Light." - Horde Player's Guide, Pg. 47

Lightslayers are the enemies to the Church of the Holy Light, and a nightmare for the Scarlet Crusade. These cunning rogues meld a scholarly use of shadow and the void into their unparalleled assassin-skillset. Lightslayers are said to be capable of disappearing into nothingness before your very eyes, and that the light holds no special significance when striking them. They are devout zealots of the Cult of the Forgotten Shadow, but study not only their own beliefs, but those of their enemy. A lightslayer could recite a prayer of the Church of the Holy Light from memory just as easily as a priest could.

The greatest among them are believed to be entirely immune to the affects of divination, thus making them truly excellent spies and infiltrators. Many wear black robes, or dark leather garments. And nothing more than a dagger is needed, even on the front lines. Most lightslayers spend their days out on missions to take down high priority Scarlet Crusade members. However the strange disappearance of an Alliance paladin of abbot is not uncommon in these times of war...

### Powers and Abilities

Lightslayers possess the following innate abilities, that become stronger as the zealot grows in reverence for the shadows:

* While in shadows, becomes harder to spot.
* Can move without making noise.
* Resistant to the affects of the holy light. Masterful lightslayers lose the undead weakness to the holy light entirely.

The lightslayers are the best weapon the forsaken have against the Alliances paladins and priests. They are focused damage dealers, deployed to eliminate single targets of high value and escape. The lightslayers ability to remain invisible and meld into the shadows for long periods of time, while simultaneously being unbothered by the affects of the light, have turned these devout assassins into killing machines against the Scarlet Crusade.

Most lightslayers wear leather armor, and wield small melee weapons. Large swords and axes would be to cumbersome, and something as loud as a pistol, or as clunky as a bow would simply be ineffective. Their speed and precision on the battlefield makes them hard targets to deal with, however they do not fare particularly well against heavily armored and particularly physically adept foes.

[Mastery] Once a lightslayer has mastered the roguish arts, and attainted true understanding of the darkness within the Cult of the Forgotten Shadow, the very shadows themselves protect the lightslayer from view. The lightslayer becomes totally immune to divination spells, rendering them visible to only the most powerful of magics while invisible. (Spectral Sight or True Seeing)

### Notes and Other Information

Lightslayers cannot remain invisible for extremely long periods of time, and only become hard to see in the shadows.

The Holy Light still hurts a Lightslayer like it would any living creature, they simply do not suffer any added negative affects associated with being undead once they have achieved mastery.

This class is limited to Forsaken only.