Empty husks, born from death and darkness. Their faces are contorted with a hallow smile and sunken eyes and they feast on the lifeforce of the living. Unlike their fictional counterpart; Zombies, the Shells appear to be unable to infect their victims to create new Shells. Once all the lifeforce has been drained out of a victim, they simply move on to the next thing they see. It is unknown where the Shells truly come from. Many have their theories to the origin of the Shells, but no hard evidence has ever come to light. Shells are only found in the Deadzone, however there is no actual barrier keeping them inside the Canyons located in the .
They may look human, but there is no way to tell if there is actually any consciousness within them due to their violent nature.
reported that in their fight to escape the Canyons, she estimated there to be at least "a few hundred Shells active inside the area" as of **/**/20XX.
-best to avoid any altercations