Shinigami

Shinigami is an umbrella term for entities under the control of a Shade User/Remnant that can be summoned.
== Background ==
Shinigami are a more recently discovered aspect of Shade Users. They represent shadowy creatures similar to the Seele of humans, but are typically non-humanoid in appearance and can be quite varied in appearance and utility. However unlike them, Shinigami don't typically originate from the corrupted soul of deceased humans, rather they are creatures who are born with their Shade User or summoned from a different dimensional plane.
While Shinigami are normally distinguished by being non-human related creatures, Shadows that do come from humans can be turned into Shinigami though a few means, and be summoned later just like ones that aren't from humans. Typically this is done via the "taming" of the Shadow, a type of minor ritual that can be performed by a few Shade Users that when completed, binds the Shadow to their will and allows them to be summoned and utilized like a Shinigami.
Some Shinigami can be born with Shade Users, acting as mediums for their techniques or simply as companions meant to fight alongside their master. A couple of notable techniques are Shinigami Creation and Seele Manipulation.