The Shadow (Firmament sign)

The Shadow is one of the seven Firmament signs. Its 86 individual stars are listed below. Repeated Star, Mote and road names are numbered within their branch; each link opens that exact star and its connections.

Starting star

Star	Type	Effects
The Shadow start	Start	+1 Agility +1 Intelligence

Named combat stars

Star	Type	Effects
Night Mother's Embrace	Keystone	+19% weapon damage against unaware foes -5% damage with all weapons
Shroud of Night	Notable	+7 Stealth +4 Illusion
Unheard	Notable	+4 Stealth 2% chance to avoid a blow entirely
Throat-Cutter	Notable	+6% weapon damage against unaware foes +6 Backstabbing
Sacrament of Sithis	Notable	+4% weapon damage against unaware foes Slaying a foe restores 2% of your Health
Veil of Mirrors	Notable	Illusion spells cost 8% less +5 Illusion
Glamoured Blade	Notable	+4% damage from your spells +4 Short Blade
Exploit Weakness	Notable	+8 Critical Strike +4% damage with all weapons
Dagger Dance	Notable	+6% damage with short blades +5 Short Blade
Quick Fingers	Notable	+3 Speed +4 Short Blade
Siphon Will	Notable	Slaying a foe restores 3% of your Spell Points +8 maximum Spell Points
Twilight Mind	Notable	+5 Mysticism +6% chance to resist magic
Child of the Shadow	Notable	+4 Stealth +2 Agility +2 Intelligence

Combat paths and small stars

Star	Type	Effects
Path of the Sign — Shadow 1	Road	+3% Agility
Path of the Sign — Shadow 2	Road	+3% Intelligence
Gate of the Sign — Shadow	Road	+2% Agility +2% Intelligence
Starway — Shadow 1	Road	+4% Stealth
Starway — Shadow 2	Road	+2% weapon damage against unaware foes
Threshold — Shadow	Road	+4% Illusion
Star — Shadow, Shroud of Night and Unheard 1	Small	+3% Stealth
Star — Shadow, Shroud of Night and Unheard 2	Small	+3% Stealth
Star — Shadow, Shroud of Night and Unheard 3	Small	+3% Stealth
Star — Shadow, Shroud of Night and Unheard 4	Small	+3% Stealth
Star — Shadow, Shroud of Night and Unheard 5	Small	+3% Stealth
Star — Shadow, Throat-Cutter and Sacrament of Sithis 1	Small	+3% weapon damage against unaware foes
Star — Shadow, Throat-Cutter and Sacrament of Sithis 2	Small	+3% weapon damage against unaware foes
Star — Shadow, Throat-Cutter and Sacrament of Sithis 3	Small	+3% weapon damage against unaware foes
Star — Shadow, Veil of Mirrors and Glamoured Blade 1	Small	+3% Illusion
Star — Shadow, Veil of Mirrors and Glamoured Blade 2	Small	+3% Illusion
Star — Shadow, Veil of Mirrors and Glamoured Blade 3	Small	+3% Illusion
Star — Shadow, Veil of Mirrors and Glamoured Blade 4	Small	+3% Illusion
Star — Shadow, Veil of Mirrors and Glamoured Blade 5	Small	+3% Illusion
Star — Shadow, Exploit Weakness 1	Small	+3% Critical Strike
Star — Shadow, Exploit Weakness 2	Small	+3% Critical Strike
Star — Shadow, Exploit Weakness 3	Small	+3% Critical Strike
Star — Shadow, Exploit Weakness 4	Small	+3% Critical Strike
Star — Shadow, Dagger Dance and Quick Fingers 1	Small	+3% damage with short blades
Star — Shadow, Dagger Dance and Quick Fingers 2	Small	+3% damage with short blades
Star — Shadow, Dagger Dance and Quick Fingers 3	Small	+3% damage with short blades
Star — Shadow, Dagger Dance and Quick Fingers 4	Small	+3% damage with short blades
Star — Shadow, Dagger Dance and Quick Fingers 5	Small	+3% damage with short blades
Star — Shadow, Siphon Will and Twilight Mind 1	Small	+3% maximum Spell Points
Star — Shadow, Siphon Will and Twilight Mind 2	Small	+2% Intelligence
Star — Shadow, Siphon Will and Twilight Mind 3	Small	+3% maximum Spell Points
Star — Shadow, Siphon Will and Twilight Mind 4	Small	+2% Intelligence
Star — Shadow, Child of the Shadow 1	Small	+2% Agility
Star — Shadow, Child of the Shadow 2	Small	+2% Intelligence
Star — Shadow, Child of the Shadow 3	Small	+2% Agility
Star — Shadow, Child of the Shadow 4	Small	+2% Intelligence

Named life stars

Star	Type	Effects
Merchant Prince	Keystone	+11 Mercantile +6 Etiquette
Silver Tongue	Notable	+4 Mercantile +3 Personality
Bargainer's Eye	Notable	+3 Mercantile +4 Etiquette
Pack Mule	Notable	Carry 8% more weight
Road-Hardened Trader	Notable	Carry 5% more weight 8% less Fatigue when traveling
Fence's Ledger	Notable	+8 Streetwise +2 Mercantile
Light Fingers	Notable	+8 Pickpocket +5 Lockpicking
Friend of Every Court	Notable	+4 reputation with every social group +6 Etiquette +3 Personality

Life paths and motes

Star	Type	Effects
Crossing — Shadow	Road	Carry 2% more weight
Wayfarer's Road — Shadow 1	Road	3% less Fatigue when traveling
Crossroads — Shadow	Road	Carry 3% more weight
Wayfarer's Road — Shadow 2	Road	5% less damage from falling
Wayfarer's Road — Shadow 3	Road	4% less Fatigue when traveling
Gate of the Crafts — Shadow 1	Road	+3% Mercantile
Gate of the Crafts — Shadow 2	Road	+3% Streetwise
Gate of the Crafts — Shadow 3	Road	Carry 3% more weight
Path of the Hand — Shadow 1	Road	+2% Personality
Path of the Hand — Shadow 2	Road	Carry 3% more weight
Threshold of Craft — Shadow	Road	+4% Mercantile
Mote — Shadow, Silver Tongue and Bargainer's Eye 1	Small	+3% Mercantile
Mote — Shadow, Silver Tongue and Bargainer's Eye 2	Small	+3% Mercantile
Mote — Shadow, Silver Tongue and Bargainer's Eye 3	Small	+3% Mercantile
Mote — Shadow, Silver Tongue and Bargainer's Eye 4	Small	+3% Mercantile
Mote — Shadow, Silver Tongue and Bargainer's Eye 5	Small	+3% Mercantile
Mote — Shadow, Pack Mule and Road-Hardened Trader 1	Small	Carry 3% more weight
Mote — Shadow, Pack Mule and Road-Hardened Trader 2	Small	Carry 3% more weight
Mote — Shadow, Pack Mule and Road-Hardened Trader 3	Small	Carry 3% more weight
Mote — Shadow, Pack Mule and Road-Hardened Trader 4	Small	Carry 3% more weight
Mote — Shadow, Pack Mule and Road-Hardened Trader 5	Small	Carry 3% more weight
Mote — Shadow, Fence's Ledger and Light Fingers 1	Small	+3% Streetwise
Mote — Shadow, Fence's Ledger and Light Fingers 2	Small	+3% Pickpocket
Mote — Shadow, Fence's Ledger and Light Fingers 3	Small	+3% Streetwise
Mote — Shadow, Friend of Every Court 1	Small	+3% Etiquette
Mote — Shadow, Friend of Every Court 2	Small	+3% Etiquette
Mote — Shadow, Friend of Every Court 3	Small	+3% Etiquette
Mote — Shadow, Friend of Every Court 4	Small	+3% Etiquette

See Firmament stars for point pools, caps and passive timing. Checked against Update 0.0.464.

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