Often times, these creatures have great disdain for the light but possess ancient or forbidden knowledge since the dawn of creation. Your patron is an entity that lurks in the very shadows or darkness of the vilest and dark realms.
Additionally, I looked into spells that related to Hadar in the Warlock spell list for flavor and guidance on where I might take the direction of the overall feeling. There might be a fear mechanic, but honestly, it’s not required. For inspiration, I looked to creatures that stalk the shadows. While the Hexblade provides a martial focused subclass type for the Warlock, I wanted something akin to the Shadow Magic Sorcerer but with all the of the utility that the Warlock class provides. Even the Far Realms may serve as great inspiration of a foreign darkness of unknown intent. The warlock’s ties felt underserved to the very beings and denizens that reside in dark places like the Shadowfell, or the planes of Hades, the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, the Windswept Depths of Pandemonium, even the Tarterian Depths of Carceri. I recently wrote an article on the “ Building the Perfect Shadow Caster,” and while the Warlock had the Hexblade with its influence from the Shadowfell, it wasn’t quite the best analog.
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