The Shadowy Figure is back, yet again, in Phase 3 of Season of Discovery. Once again, our interactions with her are rewarding but concerning, especially after we find out something shocking about our old friend Ziri Littlesprocket...
Once again, the Shadowy Figure plays a role in the questline for powerful crafted gear. During this questline, players need to defeat an amalgamation of pure nightmare, but the creature is emitting a dread aura that is near all-encompassing, making it impossible to deal with.
As it happens, the Shadowy Figure shows up just in time to help us.
The Shadowy Figure tells us about a pair of vambraces constructed by the gnomish mechanic, Ziri «The Wrench» Littlesprocket, from Phase 2's crafting quest — the quest that the Shadowy Figure turned up in before. In fact, she was the one who helped us get the Void-related materials we needed to repair the Pristine G-7 C.O.R.E. Processor that we later brought to Ziri.
The Shadowy Figure goes on to explain the properties of these vambraces and why they should help us — they are able to impart her own willpower on the bearer, which she tells us will be able to help shield us from the nightmare creature's dread aura.