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Shadow Fiends. The strange, eldritch things of which no one really knows what they are or why they're even so antagonistic against humans. All people really know is that they appeared about seven years ago in New York, and they are as shadow-like as their name implies. Close combat is the best way to deal with a Shadow Fiend, hence your training with both firearms and melee weapons. The most common type of Shadow Fiends are called Beasts, feral humanoid-shaped things with glowing red eyes, a fierce bite, and vicious claws.

Of course, you're not certain why you're thinking about pirates and Shadow Fiends right now, even as you conduct your morning business (is it morning? Your Magifona says that it's 4:00 AM, so you guess so) but if you were given a choice, you'd probably say that the more dangerous enemies are the…