This mystery functions like the spell incendiary cloud, except that it deals cold damage rather than fire damage.

Stalks of shadows burst from the ground, as though desperate to escape the bonds of the earth, and immediately flail at everyone nearby.

You detach your own shadow and animate it with extraplanar energies, creating a dark-hued hazy duplicate of yourself.

This mystery functions like the spell project image, except as noted above. In addition, the image that you project has concealment unless it is in direct sunlight or within the area of a daylight spell.

The subject's vision overlaps the Plane of Shadow, causing him to see flickering images, areas of darkness, and other visual discrepancies with the material world.

You impede the subject’s vision and its ability to determine what’s happening around it. The subject takes a -4 penalty on attack rolls, saves, ability checks, and skill checks. In addition, you have total concealment with respect to the subject.

This more potent version of the mystery shadows fade functions like the spell greater dispel magic.

You reach into shadow and draw forth a reflection of active magic, merging it with that magic and causing them to cancel each other.

This mystery functions like the spell dispel magic.

From a sudden rift into the Plane of Shadow, a cold wind begins to blow. Torrents of shadow arc out, draining the life from nearby creatures.

This mystery creates a blast of electricity and cold energy, much like some of the most fearsome weather found on the Plane of Shadow. The storm strikes one target initially, then arcs to other targets.

You infuse one or more objects with shadowstuff, causing them to animate at your command.

This mystery functions like the spell animate objects, but the items grow dark and warped, becoming more sharp-edged and appearing slightly worn or decayed for the duration of the effect. In addition, objects animated by this mystery benefit from concealment.

A shadowy image of your foe appears before him and reaches out to clutch him before vanishing.

You draw forth a twisted reflection of your foe from the Plane of Shadow. The image unerringly touches the subject, causing Wisdom damage equal to 1d6 points +1 point per four caster levels (maximum +5). A Will saving throw halves the Wisdom damage.

A bolt of shadow springs from your hand, draining vitality where it strikes.

You must succeed on a ranged touch attack to deal 2d4 points of nonlethal damage to the target. If you score a critical hit, triple the damage.