You draw the shadows around yourself or other subjects, where they waver and shift, partially obscuring form.

Semisolid shadows rise up and serve as protectors, flickering around you and absorbing some of the damage you might otherwise have taken.

You can cast this mystery as an immediate action. You gain damage reduction according to your caster level (see table below). This DR lasts until the beginning of your next turn.

By drawing shade from the Plane of Shadow, or banishing shadows back to it, you control the level of illumination in the area.

You make a dark area lighter or a light area darker, blanketing the affected area in shadowy illumination. Creatures with darkvision can see through this area normally.