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Summon shadow was a necromancy spell that conjured shadows.[4]

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 10‑foot (3‑meter) cube at a range of up to 10 yards (9.1 meters) from the caster.[4]

Components[]

This spell required verbal, somatic, and material components. The material component was a small piece of smoky quartz.[4]

History[]

The spell was invented in the Year of Valiant Blades, −594 DR,[10] by the Netherese arcanist, known as Shadow, with the original name being Shadow's summons.[1]

In the month of Eleasis, of the Year of the Unstrung Harp, 1371 DR, the city of Ravens Bluff's Ministry of Art and Wizards Guild jointly declared it illegal to cast summon shadow within city limits due to a raging unnatural storm at the time called the Soulstorm. In addition to threatening arrest for those that broke this decree, it was declared that breaking this prohibition would result in a permanent expulsion from either organization.[11][note 1]

Users[]

Summon shadows was used by casters with access to the Negative Energy plane in order to summon dread wolves,[12] as well as—rarely—sha'irs of Zakhara.[8][13]

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Notes[]

  1. The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff campaign took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City adventures and issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter were dated with real-world dates, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR), Myrkyssa was at last arrested and tried and said to have been executed, only to reappear in 1372 DR in The City of Ravens novel. As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month.

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References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 24. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. Black Isle Studios (August 2002). Designed by J.E. Sawyer. Icewind Dale II. Interplay.
  3. David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 171. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Mark Middleton et al (September 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), p. 897. ISBN 978-0786912094.
  5. Barry A. A. Dillinger (May 1996). “The Dimensional Wizard”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #229 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 50–52.
  6. Richard Baker (1996). Player's Option: Spells & Magic. (TSR, Inc), pp. 181, 183. ISBN 0-7869-0394-5.
  7. Mark Middleton et al (September 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), p. 1119. ISBN 978-0786912094.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 125. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
  9. slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 121–122. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  10. slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 28. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  11. Daniel S. Donnelly ed. (August 1998). The Trumpeter 2, no. 8 (link). (RPGA), p. 2.
  12. David Wise ed. (December 1994). Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume One. (TSR, Inc), pp. Wolf, Dread. ISBN 156076838X.
  13. Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
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