Durza - The Shade

Once there was an orphan named Carsaib, wandering in the desert after his parents were killed by his tribe. Carsaib was taken in by a lone sorcerer and trained in the arts of controlling and manipulating spirits. However, when bandits killed his teacher, Carsaib gave himself to the evil spirits out of despair and rage. Thus, he became the Shade Durza, mentor and later right hand man to the Mad King Galbatorix.

Appearance

• All shades have bone white skin, bright crimson hair, maroon eyes, and sharpened teeth. (source)

Magic

• Simultaneously shoots 9 bolts of energy from his palm which instantly kill. (source)
• Lights a quarter of a square mile section of a forest on fire with his magic, then does it several more times. (source)
• Blows up a large section of stone floor 30 feet into the air using an explosion. (source)
• Shoots a fireball as fast as an arrow. (source)
• Can extinguish fires. (source)
• Enchants equipment to pass through magic defenses. (source)
• Can heal people with magic. (source)

Telepathy

• Uses mental probes to distract or control enemies while attacking. (source)
• Uses telepathy to control and direct an army. (source)

Strength

• Throws a sword hard enough to rip halfway through a tree trunk, then easily pulls it out again. (source)
• Said to be many times stronger than a regular human. (source)
• Easily cuts through chain mail armor using a sword. (source)

Durability/Healing

• Shades can only be permanently killed by being stabbed in the heart. Anything other types of fatal damage will cause him to vanish and reappear later, although this is likely a BFR or incap by WWW rules. (source)
• Falls 20 feet without damage. (source)
• Laughs at an arrow that pierces his shoulder, but is temporarily banished by an arrow between the eyes. (source)

Senses

• Can see clearly in darkness where humans can’t see anything. (source)
• Smells his enemies from far away. (source)

Equipment

• Has a blade, a black round shield, a helmet, and a snakeskin cloak. (source)

Misc

• Shades are created when people are possessed by evil “spirits”. (source)
• According to WOG, spirits are self aware energy matrices when not possessing someone. (source)
• Tutored Galbatorix before the fall of the riders, nearly 100 years before the beginning of the series. (source)