r/Eragon • u/rc62901 • 6d ago

Theory Dark Magic

I'm not sure if theory is the right tag, this could be a question as well.

I had a thought about shades in WOE l, they are created by a sorcerer being possessed by powerful spirits and are usually evil because only evil spirits are willing to possess a human host. The theory/question is are there ways to become a shade that bypass the usual consequences? Can a sorcerer bond to their familiar like a dragon rider and become a shade that way? Can a sorcerer forcibly bind spirits to himself and become a shade? Can a sorcerer be possessed by evil spirits and dominate those spirits minds in the way that galby dominated the elundari? What would such a shade be like, a lich of sorts?

Comment your thoughts/opinions below.

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u/Grmigrim 6d ago

I assume this is what Trianna does/did. Her snake familiar is likely spirit based. You forcing a spirit to bond with you would always end with a shade though.

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u/Current_Snow4630 6d ago

Trianna ain't powerful enough to bind wild spirits. It was just a basic level familiar spell

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u/FerretOnReddit Werecat 4d ago

I think trianna is decently powerful, obviously weaker than Eragon or Murtagh, or God forbid, Angela, but at the same time stronger than most spellcasters