Animate Shadow

Regular; Resisted by HT 
Summons a spirit that animates the subject’s shadow and attacks him. The shadow has IQ 9, HT 10, DX equal to the caster’s effective skill, and ST and Move equal to the subject’s ST and Move. The shadow wields whatever weapon the subject had in hand at casting time (even if he drops it later on!), inflicting basic damage only (ignore cutting and impaling bonuses) as fatigue. Armor does not protect, but the shadow’s attacks may be parried or blocked if the weapon or shield used to defend is one that the subject had when the spell was cast. When the subject’s FP reaches zero, he falls unconscious and the spell is broken. An animated shadow may be attacked as per a Body of Shadow (VH) subject; if its HP reaches zero, it is “killed” and the subject regains his normal shadow.

Duration: 5 seconds. 
Cost: 4. Same cost to maintain. 
Time to cast: 2 seconds. 
Prerequisites: Skull-Spirit and Shape Darkness.

Item 
Staff, wand, or jewelry. Usable only by mages.  
Energy cost to create: 450.