Blightblade squad moving towards target
Strider blightlbades are striders that eschew the traditional Nyss longbows in favor of a pair of wicked curved blades fabricated using blighted energies. The angry, blackened wounds these blades leave behind are only the beginning of a victim’s suffering; enemies who survive a blightblade’s cold touch might spend weeks wishing they had perished, and hardy warriors have been laid low by the slightest of flesh wounds. Using the incredible speed and elusiveness gifted by Everblight that cannot be readily duplicated through mere instruction and training, striders slip unseen from one shadow to the next and can traverse formidable terrain easily, foiling many expert marksmen [1]
Battle surgeons and healers of all races familiar with these blighted wounds favor amputation whenever possible to prevent the fatal blight from creeping inexorably into the veins of their patients. The blighted blades do not cause an infection in the traditional sense, rendering standard medical treatment and even alchemical restoratives ineffectual. Little can be done to relieve a victim’s excruciating pain besides entirely excising the blight.As stories of shadow warriors wielding dual blades of death spread among the armies of western Immoren, fear of the strider blightblades has grown. The Legion can rely on them not only for assassination but also to sow chaos and terror among the enemy.[1]