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The idea that magic corrupts and that black magic attracts demonic possession is quite an old one, but I don’t remember any exact parallels in British/Irish folklore. I think Paolini must have made this specific supernatural creature by himself, but I might be wrong. “Shade” is of course, one of the words used for a ghost/spirit sometimes.
