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'''Shades''' are [[fictional]] creatures in [[Christopher Paolini]]'s [[Inheritance trilogy]].

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Shades are humans possessed by spirits. They are similar to sorcerers in that both use spirits in order to accomplish magical tasks, but are different in that, while a sorcerer controls the spirits he uses,  a Shade either gives up his mind and body to a spirit/spirits, or is overpowered by one/several and has no control over his actions.  Shades are immensely powerful, and only two beings have ever succeeded in destroying one before Eragon killed Durza; an elf and a [[Dragon Rider]].  The only way a Shade can be killed is to be pierced through the heart; otherwise it will merely reappear elsewhere and return stronger than before. The only notable Shade in [[Eragon]] is [[Durza]].

It is unknown whether there are any other Shades in [[Alagaësia]] at the time of the book, though Paolini did say that it was possible that another Shade might turn up. {{template:fact}}  No new Shades had appearances in [[Eldest]], though Durza was often discussed.

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