What do you mean? Like what creatures you could summon from the Plane of Shadow?
The only specific Shadow Plane monster I can find is the Shadow Mastiff (Summon Monster VI).
on the thread's topic: fetchlings were called that because they acted as intermediaries/traders of materials from the plane of shadow. they refer to themselves as Kayal, which translates from aklo into something along the lines of “shadow people” or “dusk dwellers”.
as for mechanical benefits? there likely aren't any. if you wanna go mining for shadow plane gold or whatever, you'd best take it up with your DM (it's meant as lore/fluff for the race, not necessarily a means of wealth for characters).
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It's a descriptive name, based off of the noun "fetch", not the verb.
Fetch ·noun: The apparation of a living person; a wraith.
Also sometimes used interchangably with "doppelganger" in English.
-TimD
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Pesh :P because.
How much pesh would a fetchling fetch if a fetchling could fetch pesh!
I thought they were called that because they went and got things form the plane of shadow (taken from pfsrd):
"Some members of the race also take offense at the name fetchling, as it was given to them by humans who saw them as little more than fetchers of rare materials from the Shadow Plane."
but either way, its neat.
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How much pesh would a fetchling fetch if a fetchling could fetch pesh!
How much fletching would a fetchling fletcher fetch if a fetchling fletcher would fetch fletches?
...seriously, back to the Shadow. So no one has any detail on this place? Here's how I'm using it:
When the gods abandoned the First World a dark presence wormed it's way in and began to insinuate itself in the fabric of the fey lands. In some places it became anchored, tethered to the mutable stuff of the First World. This came to be known as the Shadow.
In much the same way that an eldest lends certain stability to a region, so too does the Shadow. However its sentience is alien and sinister; like a parasite it feeds on the joy and color of the fey. The realms created by this horrifying union are known as Twilit Realms.
The Shadow seeks to make the same inroads here in the Material. Unlike the First World the creatures of the Material have the gods to watch over them so the Shadow must be even more devious. It begins by "tainting"; that is it imparts the barest flicker of its power into a person, place or thing. This often manifests in some minor power, blight or other preternatural effect.
Only by aquiring mortal beings and bonding with these victims can a Twilit Realm be established. So once the taint is laid the Shadow waits, sometimes for decades, for sentient mortals to give into this energy. At this point these mortals are presented with some challenge: to achieve greater power they must commit some act to seal a compact with the Shadow. Said act is usually a defiance against the Divine.
Once bonded to the Shadow a mortal becomes one of the Enshrouded. These beings are hidden from the notice of the Divine. This concealment allows the Enshrouded a limited immortality; some few things may still destroy them but for the most part though they take damage they do not die. Some things known to kill the Enshrouded are beheading, destruction of the body utterly through fire or immersion in acid. For some reason roses are known to repulse these creatures and certain forms of channeled energy as well.
Never thought about them being referred to that because of the mythological "fetch" but that explanation makes a lot of sense in retrospect.
Out of game, that's where the name came from.
Your opinion of what you DM will say is probably right on target (for most DMs out there).
PC races are just humans with a new skin - they don't get all the "crazy, sexy, cool" that the NPC versions get.
For instance, you want all the neat drow stuff, go crawl into a hole and wait for adventurers to show up and murder & rob you.
As a long-time DM, the ONLY benefit I would give you is if you encounter other shadow-folk, in which case you'd get a more positive reaction. If you encountered other (NPC) fetchlings, then perhaps you'd even get a 'family discount' on those cool items you're wanting. You are an adventurer - you "went a different route" then the rest of your people.
Whatever he wants.
Ba-doom-tish.
You can find more info on the Shadow Plane in the Great Beyond, and there is a 3pp campaign setting that takes place on the Shadow plane, produced by John Brazer Enterprises.
I would go there for more references
The Shadow Plane isn't very Lovecraftian; it's more a gloomy and grim place full of undead and kytons (which borrow from Hellraiser more so than H.P. Lovecraft)
The shadow plane seems to have changed paradigms more often in D&D and its spawn than even Tiamat. May want to check with your DM and see which variation he is using.
As an example, I still tend to use 1E/2E cosmology in most games I run.
-TimD