I know this may sound fluffy to most of you, but there are many things in this life that are poorly represented, hardly understood, and rarely done at all. One of those things is Shadow Magic. Now I know what you may be thinking, but don't worry, I never go full retard, :P . When you hear shadow magic, what do you think? Decay, death, cold, parlyzed, doomed, hidden, untouchable? Something like that, right? Well actual "shadow magic" or "shade", is much more complex than that of just plain dark reference. This craft actually begins pretty far off of anything necromantic. This post will begin to explain my understanding of the shade.
Everything that is visible reflects light, because of this it also casts a shadow. This shadow is mutable, meaning it can change size(and sometimes shape) depending on the light source, direction, ect. even in enveloping light, a shadow is cast in a puddle of sorts just beyond the surface of the object, neutralized, but there.. We also know it is common for a shadow to assume an identical size/shape to the object it is refracted from. Lets skip ahead for a bit..
Shade is a craft that deals with ethereal copies of thought-forms, as well as the energies used to sustain them. It also deals indirectly with the source of the thought-form( if you are lucky) And that is where the necromancy comes in, if at all. Thought forms can be powerful things. So strong, in fact, that unfinished business tends to help them stick around after the person passes. This is what I call a "shade". Ironically, it is also what the video games call a shade. The shade is not a spirit, or entity, but a thought-form made in reference to said spirit. I killed a spider using my staff, then later when I went to draw some energy from the staff, the impression, or "shade" of the spider was pulled out over the energy. This was a fairly new experience for me, but it made sense as I said a prayer and thank you during it's demise as I smushed it with the staff. There are more details that were done instinctively during and after this instance, but they will be saved for a later post. This is the first part of this post. I will add the second, ( ahd third parts) after due comments. :D Blessed, we.