“In shadow we are born, in silence we endure, and in darkness we bring the end.” — Creed of the Hollow Hunt

The Wraithleaf Shroud is no longer merely armor—it is a sacred vestment to those who walk the Hollow Path, a gift from the ancient rangers of the Gloombound Orders. Forged in secret beneath the Shadebloom Glades during the worst of the Shadowfell incursions, the Shroud is believed to be a living relic—a symbiosis of planar twilight essence, ancient craft, and awakened predator.

The armor is constructed from the hide of a legendary duskpanther alpha slain in the haunted Evershade Depths. Its black-purplish leather glistens like wet leaves under moonlight, and the shadowglass studs embedded throughout shimmer subtly with captured starlight. It is utterly silent in motion. Its duskmoss cloak responds to its wearer’s emotions, bristling in anger or vanishing entirely when the wearer focuses on becoming unseen.

Woven with runes gifted by the Umbrathari and blessed in secret by shadowbound druids, the Shroud pulses faintly when near beings of fiendish, undead, or extraplanar origin. Those who don the armor become something more than mortal—an apex predator moving through gloom as if born to it, commanding shadows with a thought and striking with the silence of final breath.

Magical Properties and Features

• Living Camouflage (Passive): While in dim light or darkness, you are considered invisible to creatures that rely on darkvision unless they succeed on a Wisdom (Perception) check vs. your Spell Save DC. You also leave no tracks and make no sound while moving at half speed or less.
• Hollow Veil (3/day): As a bonus action, you may teleport up to 30 feet to an unoccupied space you can see in dim light or darkness, leaving behind a brief afterimage. Your next attack before the end of your turn has advantage and deals an additional 2d8 psychic damage.
• Eclipsing Shroud (1/day): As an action, you may activate the armor’s full potential. For 1 minute:
• You gain resistance to necrotic, psychic, and radiant damage.
• You gain blindsight 30 ft.
• You may attack twice whenever you take the Attack action, regardless of class restrictions.
• Enemies have disadvantage on attacks against you while you are in dim light or darkness.
• Predator’s Thrill (Passive): You gain a +10 bonus to movement speed, and when you reduce a creature to 0 HP, you may immediately take the Hide action as a bonus action.
• While wearing the Wraithleaf Shroud, you can communicate with animals and beasts freely. You can cast the spell Conjure Animals (3rd level) without expending a spell slot. When you do, the summoned animals have enhanced strength, gaining temporary hit points equal to your ranger level.
• As an action, you can summon a loyal animal companion to aid you in battle. The companion can be any beast that is CR 18 or lower, and it remains with you until it is dismissed or slain. The animal companion is fully bonded to you and gains proficiency in your choice of either Dexterity or Wisdom saving throws. The companion shares your initiative count but takes its turn immediately after you. You can communicate telepathically with your companion over any distance while you are on the same plane of existence. Additionally, the animal companion can grow stronger over time, gaining extra hit points and increasing its proficiency bonus as you level up. This ability can be used once per long rest.

Armor Bonus

• Attribute Bonus: +2 Dexterity (while attuned)
• Armor Bonus: Base AC = 13 + Dexterity modifier (max 4)
• Skill Bonus: +2 to Stealth, Perception, and Survival while in dim light or darkness
• Proficiency Bonus: If not proficient in light armor, you gain proficiency while attuned

Drawbacks and Risks

• Whispers of the Hollow: Wearing the Shroud for more than 7 consecutive days without a long rest in full daylight may cause you to begin hearing faint whispers from the Shadowfell. You must succeed on a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw each day beyond that period or gain a long-term madness effect (DM’s discretion).
• Unnerving Aura: While attuned to the Shroud, you have disadvantage on Charisma (Persuasion) checks made against creatures of celestial origin, as they sense the shadow’s touch upon you.

Lore and History

The Wraithleaf Shroud was first donned by Naelith Varn, a legendary Gloom Stalker who vanished into the Shadowfell Tangle with a squad of elite Nightblades. Only the Shroud returned—found folded and bloodless in the middle of a ruined temple, resting atop the husk of a shadowlord. Since then, it has passed through secret hands and dark oaths, each bearer carving their name into the shadows of history.

Additional Roleplay Features

1. Echo of the Hollow Hunt: Those attuned to the Shroud may occasionally see shadowy silhouettes of past wearers watching them from just beyond firelight—never speaking, only judging.
2. Mark of the Hunter: Once attuned, your presence becomes difficult to detect by magical means; scrying attempts against you have a 50% chance to fail.
3. Death’s Footfall: Undead creatures must make a DC 17 Wisdom save to perceive you at all unless you directly interact with them.

Armor Information

• Armor Type: Studded Leather (Legendary, requires attunement by a Ranger or Gloom Stalker background)
• Armor Class: 13 + Dexterity modifier (maximum +4)
• Weight: 10 lbs.
• Market Value: Not available for purchase (rumored value: 75,000+ gp)
• Black Market Value: 120,000 gp

Summary of Armor

The Wraithleaf Shroud, Vestments of the Hollow Hunt is more than a suit of armor—it is a tool of vengeance, an heirloom of forgotten wars, and a symbol of eternal vigilance against darkness. Forged for Gloom Stalkers and shadow-bound rangers, it turns its wearer into a true apex hunter of the night. With powers tied to teleportation, camouflage, and momentary bursts of primal savagery, the Shroud ensures that in the world of twilight and terror—you are the thing that monsters fear.

“There is no breath in the dark. Only the shiver, the silence, and the end.”

Made from tough but flexible leather, studded leather is reinforced with close-set rivets or spikes.

Notes: Bonus: Speed, Bonus: Dexterity Score, Bonus: Stealth, Proficiency: Light Armor, Resistance: Necrotic, Resistance: Psychic, Resistance: Radiant, Sense: Blindsight, Invisible, Ranger with the Gloom Stalker subclass, Buff, Movement, Exploration, Combat, Deception, Subclass Feature