Summon shadow

Summon shadow was a necromancy spell that conjured shadows.

Effects
The shadows summoned by this spell were under the control of the caster, and could be used to attack foes. Such conjured creatures would remain for a length of time proportional to the power of the caster (a minimum of six minutes), or until they were turned or killed. The creatures appeared in a cube at a range of up to  from the caster.

Components
This spell required verbal, somatic, and material components. The material component was a small piece of smoky quartz.

History
The spell was invented in the, by the Netherese arcanist, known as Shadow, with the original name being Shadow's summons.

Users
Summon shadows was used by casters with access to the Negative Energy plane in order to summon dread wolves, as well as—rarely—sha'irs of Zakhara.

Appearances

 * Video games
 * Icewind Dale
 * Icewind Dale II