Nearby animals and vermin abruptly shudder. Their mouths and eyes gape wide as a torrent of blackness flows into them from the surrounding gloom.

This mystery functions like the spell time stop, except as noted above.

You become a being of shadow, rather than that of substance.

You gain the incorporeal subtype, and all advantages and traits associated with it.

You create a wall of frigid shadow that blocks vision and wracks all who pass through it with cold.

You create a wall of shadow that completely blocks line of sight. Any creature passing through the walls takes 1d6 points of cold damage per caster level (maximum 15d6).

The subject's vision overlaps the Plane of Shadow, causing him to see flickering images, areas of darkness, and other visual discrepancies with the material world.

You impede the subject’s vision and its ability to determine what’s happening around it. The subject takes a -4 penalty on attack rolls, saves, ability checks, and skill checks. In addition, you have total concealment with respect to the subject.

This mystery functions like the spell control winds or control water. You decide which version to use at the time of casting.

You infuse one or more objects with shadowstuff, causing them to animate at your command.

This mystery functions like the spell animate objects, but the items grow dark and warped, becoming more sharp-edged and appearing slightly worn or decayed for the duration of the effect. In addition, objects animated by this mystery benefit from concealment.

You draw the subject's shadow to you and sculpt it into a new shape. The subject warps even as its shadow does.

You infuse the subject with the power contained in its own shadow. This grants the creature resistance to cold 15, the evasion ability, and the ability to see in darkness, even magical darkness such as that created by the spell deeper darkness.