Umbra

### Passives

+Umbra, +Nocturnal, +Obscurity, -Photophobia, -Corruption, -Nocturnal, -Obscurity

## Interactions

### Counters

Lux

*Umbra* is shadow magic - not seeing what is there. *Umbra* is dependent on the mage's sanity and is the element of ignorance.

* **Simple** - Low kaph drain
* **Corrupting** - Mages can be overwhelmed with their power and lose sanity

Symbol - Darkness

## Background

A year before the first magic year, Binox was discovered by adventurer Kobayashi Hikari. Both Hikari and Binox agreed to a duel--that if Hikari won, Solis would reveal *Lux* and Nox would reveal *Umbra*; otherwise if Hikari lost, Nox would eat half of her body. After Hikari's overwhelming victory, Binox blessed her with the ability to use both *Umbra* and *Lux*. Hikari soon taught others how to use both elements.

## Overview

*Umbra* allows mages to control shadows and darkness.

### Behavior

*Umbra* is powerful in dark areas and is less powerful in bright areas. It is completely powerless in areas with little to no shadow. Shadow needs to be seen in order to be used.

Mental attacks by *Umbra* cannot be detected with kaph. This means that *Anti* cannot defend against them.

### Combat

*Lux* is able to shape light into weapons and *Umbra* can do the same to shadows. Shadows molded by *Umbra* can pass through objects unlike light objects created by *Lux*.

#### Against other elements

* *Ignis* creates light which can weaken *Umbra*
* *Petra* cannot defend against *Umbra* since shadow objects can simply pass through any barrier
* *Lux* directly cancels *Umbra*
* *Fulgur* can create light which can somewhat weaken *Umbra*
* *Providentia* can be rendered unusable by *Mutantur* - prevent users from focusing
* *Munitio* has trouble defending against *Umbra* since shadow objects can pass through barriers (not as easy as *Petra*, since *Munitio* uses kaph)
* *Kinesi* can be rendered unusable by *Mutantur* - prevent users from focusing
* *Linguae* can be rendered unusable by *Inlusione* - make users hear voices
* *Ostium* can be rendered unusable by *Mutantur* - prevent users from focusing
* *Anti* can be rendered unusuable by *Mutantur* - prevent users from focusing

The most powerful classes can be rendered unusable by *Mutantur*. Even *Anti* does not stand a chance against *Umbra* *Mutantur*. All in all, *Umbra* is a very powerful class capable of even defending against the most strongest classes.

### Symbolism

The symbol for *Umbra* is an eye affected by blindness.

## Skills

### Inlusione - Illusion

Create mental illusions that can be seen by whoever the mage desires. Illusions are not limited to visuals unlike *Lux*, all senses can be affected - every single one.

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**Targeting** - Requires a target being to affect

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Can be used for invisibility and even affecting emotions.

### Materia - Matter

Create physical objects out of shadows.

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**Direct** - Requires darkness that needs to be "molded"

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Shadows are molded via illusion. It is possible to imitate other classes via this skill. For example, someone who cannot perform *Ignis* might imitate it by creating fire out of shadows.

### Mutantur - Changing

Mentally corrupting a being, or object. Reversing a mind's corruption.

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**Targeting** - Requires an object to be corrupted

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Mentally corrupting a being creates the illusion of paranoia and delusions in the individual. The mental corruption can only be cured by *Umbra Mutantur* itself. Corrupting an object simply makes it unusable by *Lux*.

*Mutantur* can prevent mages from casting skills or spells that require intense focus.

### Metus - Fear and Intimidation

Intimidate others by affecting the sense of empathy.

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**Radial** - Affects beings within a radius of the mage

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There are various ways of accomplishing this. More advanced mages will affect their aura instead of others’ empathy.

This can cancel a cast.

## Elemental Imprinting

*Umbra* is properly imprinted on the left eye (only the eyelids and markings).

## Passive Abilities

### Positive

* **Umbra** - Control shadows
* **Nocturnal** - Can see perfectly in the dark
* **Obscurity** - Powers are strengthened in darker areas

### Negative

* **Photophobia** - Eyes are more sensitive to light
* **Nocturnal** - Eyes perceive light more darker
* **Corruption** - Sanity of user can be affected negatively
* **Obscurity** - Class is weakened in very bright areas

## Known users

* The Shadows of Light use *Umbra* for espionage purposes
* Demon's Covenant uses it regularly for combat

## Trivia

* *Umbra* means shadow in Latin
* *Umbra* is one of the feared classes