Spell

Whisper

Created by Cirrustratus Darksky

This insidious hex binds the shadows cast by living creatures into spectral servants bound to the caster's will. When the spell takes hold, the target's own silhouette peels away from their feet and gains a terrible sentience, obeying commands with unwavering loyalty while the victim remains painfully aware of their shadow's betrayal. The magic requires an anchor focus of obsidian carved into the shape of a crescent moon, which must be clutched in the caster's palm throughout the incantation and pressed against the ground as the hex settles. The obsidian focus draws power from the boundary between light and darkness, channeling the liminal energies necessary to sever a shadow from its natural connection to its source. Without this anchor, the spell's hold remains unstable, causing the shadow servants to flicker and fade unpredictably. The obsidian must be treated with reverence and kept away from direct sunlight, lest it shatter and release all bound shadows at once in a catastrophic surge of dark energy.