Shadow imps are native creatures from the Plane of Shadow. They appear as tiny fae-like creatures similar to little devils. They have smooth, black skin with small bat-like wings, small horns and thin tails. If slain, a shadow imp will vanish in a cloud of darkness as per the darkness spell but with a duration of only 1d6 minutes in a 10 ft. radius. They can sometimes be summoned through a special spell by arcane spellcasters to be used as messengers, spies or scouts.
A shadow imp is one foot in height and weighs four pounds. They speak the Common tongue as well as their own language.
Racial Bonus Shadow imps receive a +4 racial bonus on their Hide checks (already figured into the above statistics).
Combat
Shadow imps are far too small to be effectively used in combat and will never engage in melee preferring to fly away or become invisible.