Shadows

==Shadows==
As many people think shadows are incredibly badass, I decided it's high time someone explains shadows, and how they work!
Shadows are the absence of light. Without light, there isn't a shadow. You cannot CREATE a shadow, you can only extend from existing shadows.
===But what about shadow weapons?===
Shadow weapons are physical manifestations of something that is in the absence of light. In other words, you need to know shadow magicks to actually make a shadow weapon. A shadow weapon is something that is conjured, and not obtained. It is not an item, but something you make from the existing shadows around you.
===But can't shadows beat the light? Like a Darkest Shadow or something?===
No, no, no and no. Shadows will never ever beat light. Shadows exist from the absence of light, so if you subject a shadow to a light source, then the shadow will disperse, as there is LIGHT there.
===What magicks of shadow are there? And how do I use them?===
There's shadow walking, which is basically walking IN the shadows, which is perfectly stealthy. You can conjure shadow weapons, which make it good if you want a concealed weapon. You can conjure up magical bolts of shadow, but even then, a firebolt would disperse the shadow. However, as you're making something immaterial into something tangible, it requires an incredibly large mana pool, which is why there are so few shadow mages. It's considered impractical, unless you're an assassin or thief.
===Are shadows EVIL?!===
No, they're not. But they're not good either. It's just there. It's like asking if a river is evil or not. Of course it isn't, but when you think about drowning people and floods, doesn't it sound evil? But then you think about people using it for trade and irrigation. So a shadow is like a river, neither aligned with good or evil, and any who say otherwise have a misunderstanding of how the world works.
Category:Theories/Explainations