Shade

Shades (シェード - Shēdo) are mysterious creatures which appear within the Rebirth Saga, sometimes as allies, sometimes as antagonists, and sometimes as a completely neutral, passive party. All Shades are characterized by their dark, ambiguous form making a mockery of something very familiar, with twisted shapes sometimes forming in the darkness of their own being. Shades are the original denizens of the Abstract Dimension from beyond the Rift, the very same from which Siegfried first emerged. It is unknown what their overall goal is, or if the shades themselves have any goals beyond the goals of their current masters, but they are usually harmless- only becoming truly threatening to a Magi/Hunter in large numbers.

General Information
Shades are ethereal and ghostly in appearence, with lesser shades being mostly harmless- A shade's threat to those around it growing as one climbs higher and higher up the caste ladder to the true shades. Shade Castes are divided into two parts: Lesser and Greater Shades, with lesser shades being utterly worthless and only dangerous to unarmed or young humans. For even a rookie Hunter or Magi, dispatching a lesser shade should be as simple as sneezing on them and watching them run away in a blind, fearful panic.