Demon Hunter Vision

[c0rzilla]

...fire until only scorched sockets remained. Illidan's resulting sight was a maddening display of violent colors.

Hm, fel is green right? Then what're the other colors? Can demon hunters see other magic?

[Bovel]

Obviously they could not gain their powers in the same way Illidan did, but they discovered other means. (A note is that Illidan was able to see those with magical aptitude, that is not to say other demon hunters can.)

A female demon hunter with eyes intact. (From Alliance & Horde Compendium.)

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A human demon hunter wearing a lot of armor. Also has eyes intact. (Alliance Player Guide.)

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[SpiralLateralus]

Obviously they could not gain their powers in the same way Illidan did, but they discovered other means. (A note is that Illidan was able to see those with magical aptitude, that is not to say other demon hunters can.)

A female demon hunter with eyes intact. (From Alliance & Horde Compendium.)

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A human demon hunter wearing a lot of armor. Also has eyes intact. (Alliance Player Guide.)

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So one doesn't need to have spectral sight to be a demon hunter...nor does one have to be an elf.

[Aphetoros]

Interesting thing I found.

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Blindsight (Ex): This ability is similar to blindsense,
but is far more discerning. Using non-visual senses, such
as sensitivity to vibrations, keen smell, acute hearing, or
echolocation, a creature with blindsight maneuvers and
fights as well as a sighted creature. Invisibility, darkness,
and most kinds of concealment are irrelevant, though the
creature must have line of effect to a creature or object
to discern that creature or object. The ability's range is
specified in the creature's descriptive text (usually 60
feet). The creature usually does not need to make Spot
or Listen checks to notice creatures within range of its
blindsight ability. (Monster Guide p.187)

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Enlightenment (Su): As part of the ceremony to
become a demon hunter, the initiate burns out her eyes
with a magic blade to entrap a demonic essence within
her body. Most demon hunters then bind their mutilated
eyes with strips of cloth.
In return for this sacrifice, the demon hunter gains the
ability to see the world without vision — creatures are
visible as dimly glowing forms against a gray and murky
background. Demonic energy blazes like burning pitch
in the night; the demon hunter sees and recognizes it
easily.
The enlightenment ability grants the demon hunter
blindsight in a 30-foot radius (see the Monster Guide,
Chapter 7: Types, Subtypes, and Abilities), though she
loses her normal vision. Also, she senses demons within
the range of her blindsight as if she had the sense demon
(see More Magic & Mayhem) spell active. She gains
information from this effect as if she had concentrated
on it for 3 rounds (i.e., she senses the location and
strength of each aura), even though she doesn't have to
concentrate on it at all. An aura's power never stuns the
demon hunter.
The range of the demon hunter's enlightenment
increases to 45 feet at 4th level and 60 feet at 8th level.
Note that, as this ability is supernatural, in an area
of magic suppression (such as an anti-magic field), the
demon hunter is blind. ((Alliance Player's Guide p.49)

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The demon hunter sees the world in black and white and cannot perceive colors and she make listen and/or spot checks to notice creatures within range of her blindsight. Demonhunters have a 306-degree field of vision, however. (A&H Compendium p.28, though this book is outdated so I don't know if this is right.)

As it would appear, demon hunters can only see demonic auras, not others, if this is correct.

[BountyHunter]

Ooo, it also seems as if a Demon Hunter is blind in an Anti-magic field. Interesting. . .

[Nostra]

...fire until only scorched sockets remained. Illidan's resulting sight was a maddening display of violent colors.

Hm, fel is green right? Then what're the other colors? Can demon hunters see other magic?

Illidan's sight is not the same as the normal demon hunter though, he got his from Sargeras, a Titan, while the others try to emulate it through rituals. I don't believe it is ever stated how spectral sight works and I think it can very much depend on how the player choose to portray it, as long as it doesn't end up in horrible metagaming.

So one doesn't need to have spectral sight to be a demon hunter...nor does one have to be an elf.

That picture is taken from the RPG books and to be honest, I personally don't put too much weight on them. While any race could become a demon hunter they would be exceedingly rare, for who would train them? Even among the night elves who have had hunters for millenia they are a rare sight, only the schools at Karabor has ever attempted to train a large number of them, and that only produced three demon hunters, one who went mad.

[Aphetoros]

Illidan's sight is not the same as the normal demon hunter though, he got his from Sargeras, a Titan, while the others try to emulate it through rituals. I don't believe it is ever stated how spectral sight works and I think it can very much depend on how the player choose to portray it, as long as it doesn't end up in horrible metagaming.

Well in my post up there it seems to say they're black and white and can only see fel as blazing green. Everything else is black and white, almost as if your character died and is in the Spirit World corpse running. Except they're not dead. That's how I'd imagine it, anyway. But yar, if what's up there is right then they can only see fel as akin to 'burning pitch in the night'.

[Knock]

The way I RP it on Fala has been asked about before, you can find the relative post here. It includes a screenshot of the world as Fala sees it.

[CharizardDylan]

From the WoW wiki: To become a demon hunter, a hero must find a demon hunter who is willing to lead them through a series of complex rituals. These rituals involve capturing a demon and sacrificing it in order to bind a portion of its spirit inside the hero. As part of the ceremony to become a demon hunter, the initiate burns out his or her eyes with a magic blade to entrap a demonic essence within their body. Most demon hunters then bind their mutilated eyes with strips of cloth. In return for this sacrifice, the demon hunter gains the ability to see the world without vision — creatures are visible as dimly glowing forms against a gray and murky background. Demonic energy blazes like burning pitch in the night; the demon hunter sees and recognizes it easily.

[Aphetoros]

The way I RP it on Fala has been asked about before, you can find the relative post here. It includes a screenshot of the world as Fala sees it.

Yar! I remember that. But yes, I was just bringing up a point in response to, 'can they see other types of magic' when the evidence would point to a no, seeing as it's basically a constant detect demon spell on them.

[muhaha8]

That image raises a question to me. Demon Hunters see 360 degrees, no? If yes, (which I swear they do...), how the -FEL- does that work?! I don't get how said image would appear in their mind...

[Aphetoros]

Don't ask questions. Our minds can't fathom it. Imagine feeling like you're playing a computer game, except your field of vision is your screen without your ui.