Sever Shadow
(Illusion/Phantasm)

Range:  0
Components:  V, S
Duration:  1 turn per level
Casting Time:  7
Area of Effect:  Creature touched
Saving Throw:  Special

This spell operates as a shades spell producing a 60% real duplicate of the creature touched as a shades would. If the original creature is a spellcaster, the 60% applies to the shadow's effective level for spell selection. Note that all of the shadow's spell effects are illusions.
The shadow creature is formed from the shadow cast by the original and will be completely under the control of the original creature through an ESP-like link. The shadow creature appears to have all the natural abilities of the original. Many of these shadow abilities will be illusionary.
No material component is required but the creature must be lit to produce a shadow for the spell to work. For the duration of the spell the original creature will not cast a shadow, the spell is sometimes cast just for this particular side effect. The semi-real shadow form produced by the spell will cast a shadow and can be used to create a further duplicate, the 60% factor applies again, with another application of the spell.

