The Shadow Attunement is one of the Attunements of Valia.
One of the Attunements in Serpent Division at Lorian Heights. This division specializes in reconnaissance and is supervised by Professor Orden.
The only Valian attunement capable of using umbral mana, which is used for concealment or dampening the senses of others. This can be used in conjunction with their enhancement mana to create solid illusions, and the enhancement mana is usually used to enhance their physical characteristics and senses.
Diminishing the senses is on a spell-by-spell basis. There are Quartz-level spells that just make it harder for someone to see, for example. Higher level spells could temporarily completely blind someone, deafen someone, etc. An Emerald level spell might rob someone of their senses entirely for a limited period of time.
It would be virtually impossible to "completely" erase your own presence, because the magic you're using to do it would be detectable - but a powerful Shadow could make themselves invisible and inaudible, which would make it very difficult for someone to sense them without detection magic. Diviners and similar foreign attunements train to detect Shadows while on the battlefield.
Shadows can block magic in a small area (usually around themselves). Spells from much more powerful attuned can get through this (and powerful magical items still function within it), so it's not foolproof, but it's a very effective defense against most spells.
A Shadow's solid illusions can work on all the senses, and are generally pretty difficult to tell apart from the real thing. A Shaper's constructs generally don't look convincing and can't do anything to mimic the real thing (like talk, for example). The things a Shaper constructs tend to be is more solid, however. A Shaper is better at making a temporary sword to fight with; a Shadow is better at making a copy of a person that looks, sounds, and even smells like them.
Similar attunements like Illusionists, Mesmers and Controllers are considered less dangerous as their illusions aren't solid.
Known Shadows[]
- Kyra Dyson
- Professor Orden (assumed)
- Wu Meilin
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