# Shadowfell Leechers ## Category Extraplanar Parasites / Solland Cough Cause / Shadowfell Threat ## Known Facts - The creatures commonly called **Leechers** are small extraplanar parasites associated with the [[Shadowfell]]. - They attach themselves to a person's back and can remain unnoticed by the victim. - The party connected them to the persistent **Solland cough** affecting people across the country. - In [[Tescalian]], [[Raphius Sunward|Raphius]] saw a spiked, winged creature attached to an abducted villager as the victim passed through [[Zuri Kulum]]'s grey portal. - Later encounters made the creatures physically real to the party and confirmed they could be fought and killed. - Their presence supports the wider connection between the disappearances, the [[Traitor Hands of Nyxthys|Traitor Hands]], and Shadowfell activity. - They appear to drain or interfere with life-force in some way, although the exact biological or magical mechanism remains incompletely understood. ## Connected To - [[The Solland Cough Creatures]] - [[Shadowfell]] - [[Traitor Hands of Nyxthys]] - [[Zuri Kulum]] - [[Otsi Darkscale]] - [[Xor]] - [[Tescalian]] - [[Solland]] ## Open Questions - Who creates or breeds the Leechers? - What exactly do they take from their hosts? - How long can a person carry one without knowing? - Can they be detected or removed safely before symptoms become severe? - Are they part of Q’ruhm's forces, the Traitor Hands' own methods, or something older within the Shadowfell?