Essence of Shadows
By consuming the Essence of Shadows, you gain several intriguing boons:
Shadow Command: Gain the ability to command darkness and shadows. Initially, control is limited to your own shadow and nearby natural shade, but this range expands with practice.
Solid Shadow Formation: Shape shadows into solid materials, starting with simple forms like blade-like tendrils. With experience, increase complexity and properties, allowing forms to maintain stability without constant focus.
Attribute Boost in Shade: Significantly enhance your physical attributes while in shadowy areas. Over time, this boost will increase your baseline even in light.
Light Manipulation: Snuff out and dampen light in your surroundings. With practice, you can draw veils of night across the sky.
Dark Creature Domination: Creatures associated with darkness will defer to you. Initially, weaker beings will obey without question, while stronger ones can be dominated with time and effort.
Shadow World Storage: Store objects and creatures within a shadow realm accessible only to you. Use this world for quick travel through shadows. Initially, stored objects will weigh you down, but this effect diminishes over time, and the shadow world may connect to other universes.
Moonlight Generation: Your powers are unaffected by moonlight, and you can generate it at will.
Perfect Night Vision: See perfectly in total darkness, making you adept in shadowy environments.
Bottomless Energy Reserve: The shadow world contains an infinite energy supply formed from expended magical energy. Use this to cast shadowy versions of any magic you acquire, rendering them subtler than their original forms.