Magic Overview
Shadow Magic is the use of Enrai by Mages to control shadows and darkness, and its related ideas. Shadow magic is primarily used for stealth and subterfuge.
Strengths
Shadow Magic is its strongest at night, and locations with minimum or no light, such as underground. But shadow mages always have a source to use in the reflection of light which creates natural shadows.
Weaknesses
Shadow Magic is at its weakest during the day, in locations out in the open without any cover.
List of abilities
Shadow magic has a wide range of abilities, with lower ranked abilities able to be used at a stronger level by high ranked mages. Shadow Mage typically use mage conduits which are normally silent and quiet: such as bows, daggers, throwing knives, etc.
Combat Magic
Offensive
Melee
E Ranked Shadow Illusion Blades: the use of shadow magic to create fake images of melee weapons to make discerning the real weapon difficult without enhanced magic vision.
D Ranked Darkness Hidden Blades the use of shadow magic to conceal weapons on a person into not being visible. Best mainly as form a surprise attack and in smuggling weapons, although some mages do use it actively in melee.
C Ranked Illusive Attacks the use of shadow magic to create the appearance of attacks in the mind of target, which they have to willfully resist.
B Ranked Nightmare Illusions: the use of shadow magic to create nightmarish illusions which only exist within the mind of a target, which they have to willfully resist.
A Ranked Absolute Darkness: the use of shadow magic to envelope a limited area in complete darkness which even those with night vision or dark vision cannot see through. Only countered by Anti-Magic, or light magic true Vision ability.
S Ranked Shadow Sphere: the use of shadow magic to create an encompassing sphere of darkness which consumes anything it comes into contact with. Because it's only usable at short range, this includes the caster if they are not quick enough to withdraw.
Ranged
E Ranked Darkness Concealed Ranged Attack: the use of shadow magic to encase a projectile briefly in total darkness, preventing it from being seen or heard, leaving a target from being able to react. Mainly used with arrows and traditional bullets.
D Ranked Darkness Envelopment: the use of shadow magic to envelop a hit target area in total darkness preventing those within from being able to see more than a few inches away from them.
C Ranked Solid Shadow arrows: the use of shadow magic to create arrows made of semi solid shadow fired from a mage conduit bow, which disappears upon impact and causes decay in the affected area.
B Ranked Shadow Wave: the use of shadow magic to project a wave carried by a projectile mage conduit, which causes the decay and burns to nearby targets.
A Ranked Shadow Clone Projectiles: the use of shadow magic to create a dozen shadow projectiles which mimic the original.
A Ranked Shadow Snare: the use of shadow magic to utilize solid shadows to grapple and seize a target preventing movement or attacks.
Defensive
Armor
A Ranked Solid Shadow Armor: the use of shadow magic to create a layer of armor of solid shadows which is able to deflect attacks, but is generally weak against direct damage.
Barriers
B Ranked Solid Shadow Barrier: the use of shadow magic to create a Barrier of solid Shadows which is designed to deflect attacks away from the user and not absorb them. Bad at absorbing direct damage.
Elemental and specific resistances
Shadow resistance: the use of Shadow magic to better absorb Shadow magic attacks
Support
Stealth
E Ranked Magical Stealth: the use of shadow magic to make the target harder to see and hear when within shadows or darkness.
D Ranked Shadow Cloak: the use of shadow magic to create a cloak of shadow and darkness around the target which makes detection more difficult, and allows them to pass through light areas. Although it only lasts for 15 minutes at most.
C Ranked Magical Shadow Illusions: the use of shadow magic to create outlines of objects or people within darkness for the purpose of distraction or deception.
B Ranked Shadow Sniper: the use of a shadow magic to Conceal a sniper position by obfuscating his location and attacks, making locating him extremely difficult for an enemy.
B Ranked Invisibility: the use of shadow magic to cover the target with an array of shadows which completely prevent the passage of light, making the target unperceivable by sight.
Self Enhancement
E Ranked Magical Night Vision: the use of shadow magic to enable the target or user to see in low light or total darkness as black and white image, limiting details.
B Ranked Shadow Step: the use of shadow magic to create extremely fast jumps between two positions enabling for rapid closing into melee range.
Detection
C Ranked Shadow Tether: the use of shadow magic to place an indiscernible tether on a target at close range which then can be located by the caster if they are within 100 miles, vulnerable though to anti-shadow spells.
Civilian Magic
Mining
E Ranked Cave Vision: the use of shadow magic to see in the dark within underground mine systems.
Construction
Camouflaged Buildings the use of shadow magic to obfuscate small buildings, noticeable at close range.
Logistics
Camouflaged Logistics the use of shadow magic to obfuscate the movement of supply convoyed and movement of injured.
Priest Magic
Anti Magic
C ranked Anti-Shadow Barrier: the use of magic to create an invisible barrier which prevents the use of shadow magic within, except those granted permission by the caster.
Anti Yokai Magic
B Ranked Cursed Shadow: the use of Shadow magic to create a arrows of solid shadow which does more damage to Yokai.
Purification Magic
C Ranked Shadow Purification: the use of shadow magic to purify an area of Enrai corruption, most useful in dark area such caves and underground, and within urban areas with poor sunlight: slums sewers, and undercity.
Puppet Magic
B Ranked Shadow Puppet: the use of Shadow magic to create a puppet made from shadow which follows simple commands autonomously while within range of the mage, and is used primarily for stealth and information gathering. Due to its nature, the shadow puppet can smoothly move between areas appearing as part of shadows or darkness, enabling it to go undetected. It can only last for at most 24 hours.
Enrai Technology
Night Vision Optics: the use of shadow magic to enable night vision through various methods, glasses, spy glasses, binoculars, and scopes.
Stealth Suits: the use of shadow magic to imbue magical stealth or invisibility into a wearable lightly armored suit.
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