Shadow gown
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| Shadow gown Information | |
|---|---|
| Category | Fluff |
| Class | Clothing |
| Customizable | ✓ |
| Related Scripts | Fiery gown, Shadow doublet |
| Item Restrictions | ✓ |
| Verbs Used |
|---|
| CAST CURTSY EXTINGUISH LOOK PONDER PROD PULL PUSH RUB SASHAY SHAKE SHOW TICKLE TURN WAVE |
The Shadow gown is a fluff script that applies to clothing items. It was originally released at Ebon Gate November 2026 by Zenuoie. The following facets are able to be customized by a merchant: shadow tint, normal description and shadowed description. Casting a shadow spell at the worn gown wreathes it in darkness for up to four hours, changing its description and verb messaging and adding shadowy ambients.
Analyze
~*~ Shadow Gown This black velvet gown will react to shadow and darkness spells being cast at it and transform into a shadow-wreathed gown! While in this state it has ambient messaging. PROD or EXTINGUISH it to let the shadows withdraw early. Verbs: CURTSY, PONDER, PULL, PUSH, RUB, SASHAY, SHAKE, TICKLE, TURN, and WAVE. It is fully alterable, but the fabric form must remain actual fabric. The shadowed form is also alterable, and the shadowed description (long and show) can make reference to the gown being EMPOWERED. When altering gowns, please keep in mind that the messaging references full skirts and a fitted bodice. Accordingly, these pieces should NOT be altered to have short/tight/fitted skirts. Also, anything that resembles a sheath dress is not appropriate for this gown. The shadow tint (the word used for the darkness in the messaging) may also be customized. There's more room than the traditional 15, so descriptions needn't be one word only, but let's keep it reasonable. "Ink-dark" = Okay. "Violet-edged" = Okay. Faintly luminescent absinthe green-tinged aquamarine and cerulean = Too much. CURRENT SETTINGS: Normal gown: a midnight black velvet gown with a sweeping skirt Show of normal gown: EMPOWERED gown: a shadow-wreathed black velvet gown lost beneath a clinging miasma Show of EMPOWERED gown: Shadow tint: ink-dark
Usage Information
The gown must be worn for its verbs to work. Each verb has one message while the gown is normal and another while it is empowered. The examples below use the default ink-dark shadow tint.
Empowering the Gown
While wearing the gown, cast one of the following spells at it: Corrupt Essence (703), Tenebrous Tether (706), Cloak of Shadows (712), Balefire (713), or Dark Catalyst (719). You need enough mana for the spell, but none is spent and the spell has no other effect. The gown stays empowered for up to four hours. Casting again while it is empowered restarts the four hours. The shadows withdraw early if the gown is removed, PRODded, or EXTINGUISHed.
| Verb | Target | State | First | Third |
| CAST | {gown} | Shadow spell prepared | Ink-dark darkness seeps from the hem of your black velvet gown in a slow, deliberate tide, rolling upward in undulating waves until the entire gown is lost beneath a shifting miasma of clinging shadow. | Ink-dark darkness seeps from the hem of Firstperson's black velvet gown in a slow tide, rolling upward in undulating waves until the entire gown is lost beneath a shifting miasma of clinging shadow. |
| PROD or EXTINGUISH | {gown} | Empowered | The ink-dark miasma pulls away from your black velvet gown in slow, curling tendrils, each one thinning as it retreats, until only a last shiver of shadow slips free and vanishes with a low, mournful sigh. | The ink-dark miasma pulls away from Firstperson's black velvet gown in slow, curling tendrils that thin as they retreat, until a last shiver of shadow slips free and vanishes with a low, mournful sigh. |
The PROD message also appears when the gown is removed while empowered, and when the four hours run out.
Verbs
| Verb | Target | State | First | Third |
| CURTSY | {gown} | Normal | You sink into a low, respectful curtsy, gathering the skirts of your black velvet gown with quiet grace as you dip your head. | Firstperson sinks into a low, respectful curtsy, gathering the skirts of his black velvet gown with quiet grace as he dips his head. |
| CURTSY | {gown} | Empowered | You sink into a deep curtsy, the skirts of your black velvet gown pooling around you as dark miasmic shadows spill outward across the ground like black ink in water, before recoiling into the folds of the hem as you rise. | Firstperson sinks into a deep curtsy, the skirts of his black velvet gown pooling around him as dark miasmic shadows spill outward across the ground like black ink in water only to recoil into the hem as he rises. |
| PONDER | {gown} | Normal | You tilt your head in quiet contemplation, resting one hand lightly against the bodice of your black velvet gown as you consider. | Firstperson tilts his head in quiet contemplation, resting one hand lightly against the bodice of his black velvet gown as he considers. |
| PONDER | {gown} | Empowered | You lower your gaze in deep thought, resting a hand against the stomach of your black velvet gown. Shadows writhe beneath your palm in slow, languid, cold pulses, coiling restlessly around your wrist before settling back into the fabric's weave. | Firstperson lowers his head in deep thought, resting a hand against the stomach of his black velvet gown. Shadows writhe beneath his palm in slow, languid pulses, coiling restlessly around his wrist before settling back into the fabric's weave. |
| PULL | {gown} | Normal | You gather the skirts of your black velvet gown and then release them, allowing the fabric to settle into its natural drape with quiet elegance. | Firstperson gathers the skirts of his black velvet gown and then releases them, letting the fabric settle into its natural drape with quiet elegance. |
| PULL | {gown} | Empowered | You gather the shadowed skirts of your black velvet gown, the ink-dark darkness clinging between your fingers like cold smoke. You reluctantly release them, causing billows of shadow to dance across the ground. | Firstperson gathers the shadowed skirts of his black velvet gown, causing the dark ink-dark miasma rolling across them to cling to his fingers like cold smoke. As he releases them, the shadows spill across the ground. |
| PUSH | {gown} | Normal | You run a hand across the fitted bodice of your black velvet gown, admiring the tailored lines and fall of the skirts. | Firstperson runs a hand across the fitted bodice of his black velvet gown, the skirts swaying to create a picturesque silhouette. |
| PUSH | {gown} | Empowered | You press your palm against the bodice of your black velvet gown, and the ink-dark shadow writhes beneath your hand, pooling between your fingers before slowly, deliberately reclaiming the fabric. | Firstperson presses his palm against the bodice of his black velvet gown, and the ink-dark shadow writhes beneath his hand, pooling between his fingers before slowly reclaiming the fabric. |
| RUB | {gown} | Normal | You draw your hand slowly along the bodice of your black velvet gown, your fingers tracing the seam from shoulder to hip in an absentminded fashion. | Firstperson draws his hand along the bodice of his black velvet gown, tracing the seam from shoulder to hip in an absentminded fashion. |
| RUB | {gown} | Empowered | You draw your hand along the bodice of your black velvet gown, and the ink-dark darkness furls and unfurls in slow, sinuous coils in its wake, trailing your fingers like a second shadow. | Firstperson draws his hand along the bodice of his black velvet gown, and the ink-dark darkness furls and unfurls in slow, sinuous coils in its wake, trailing his fingers like a second shadow. |
| SASHAY | {gown} | Normal | You step forward with unhurried grace, the skirts of your black velvet gown falling in fettered lines as they sway before you. | Firstperson steps forward with unhurried grace, the skirts of his black velvet gown falling in fettered lines as they sway before him. |
| SASHAY | {gown} | Empowered | You step forward with deliberate grace, and the ink-dark miasma that rolls across your skirts billows outward with each stride, rippling in dark undulating waves before drawing back in around the fabric. | Firstperson steps forward with deliberate grace, and the ink-dark miasma that rolls across his skirts billows outward with each stride, rippling in dark undulating waves before drawing back in around the fabric. |
| SHAKE | {gown} | Normal | You give the skirts of your black velvet gown a short, composed shake, watching the fabric ripple before going still. | Firstperson gives the skirts of his black velvet gown a short, composed shake, the fabric rippling before going still. |
| SHAKE | {gown} | Empowered | You shake the skirts of your black velvet gown, and the clinging ink-dark shadow fragments into wisps that scatter and curl before collapsing back into a rolling, continuous wave that draws close to the fabric weave. | Firstperson shakes the skirts of his black velvet gown, and the ink-dark shadow fragments into wisps that scatter and curl before collapsing back into a rolling, continuous wave that draws close to the fabric weave. |
| TICKLE | {gown} | Normal | Your fingers drift along the neckline of your black velvet gown, tracing its edge in slow, unhurried loops. | Firstperson's fingers drift along the neckline of his black velvet gown, tracing its edge in slow, unhurried loops. |
| TICKLE | {gown} | Empowered | Your fingertips trace the neckline of your black velvet gown, and ink-dark shadow peels from the fabric where you touch, curling around each finger in thin, cold tendrils before dissolving without a sound. | Firstperson's fingertips trace the neckline of his black velvet gown, and ink-dark shadow peels from the fabric where he touches, curling around each finger in thin, cold tendrils before dissolving without a sound. |
| TURN | {gown} | Normal | You turn in a slow, measured revolution, the skirts of your black velvet gown lifting and resettling as you come to a stop. | Firstperson turns in a slow, measured revolution, the skirts of his black velvet gown lifting and resettling as he comes to a stop. |
| TURN | {gown} | Empowered | You turn with slow, deliberate grace, and the ink-dark darkness wreathing your black velvet gown lags a half-beat behind you, spinning outward in a wide, unhurried spiral before recoiling back to the skirts. | Firstperson turns with slow, deliberate grace, and the ink-dark darkness wreathing his black velvet gown lags, spinning outward in a wide, unhurried spiral before recoiling back to the skirts. |
| WAVE | {gown} | Normal | You sweep the skirts of your black velvet gown outward with one arm, the fabric sighing softly as it falls back into place. | Firstperson sweeps the skirts of his black velvet gown outward, the fabric sighing softly as it falls back into place. |
| WAVE | {gown} | Empowered | You sweep the skirts outward, and a wave of ink-dark shadow rolls ahead of the fabric, breaking apart into slow-drifting wisps that thin and fade before they reach the ground. | Firstperson sweeps the skirts of his black velvet gown outward, and a wave of ink-dark shadow rolls ahead of the fabric, breaking into slow-drifting wisps that thin and fade before they reach the ground. |
Additional Information
- The Shadow Gown was first sold at the Ebon Gate 2026 auction on November 1, 2026.
- While empowered, the gown uses its empowered article, adjective, and long description. By default its article changes from "a midnight" to "a shadowy". Its normal ones return when the shadows withdraw.
- The shadows also withdraw if the justice system removes the gown.
- You must be standing to CURTSY, SASHAY, or TURN.
Restrictions
- The noun must be one of: gown, ballgown, dress, bliaut, houppelande, kirtle, robe, or surcoat.
- The messaging mentions full skirts and a fitted bodice, so the gown cannot be altered to have short, tight, or fitted skirts, or to resemble a sheath dress.
- The normal form must remain actual fabric.
- The gown cannot be lightened.
Look/Show
LOOK and SHOW display the custom show description for the gown's current state. If none has been set, LOOK displays:
You see nothing unusual.
| Verb | State | First | Second | Third |
| SHOW | Normal | You show Secondperson your black velvet gown. | Firstperson shows you a midnight black velvet gown, which he is wearing. You see nothing unusual. | Firstperson shows Secondperson his black velvet gown. |
Ambient Messaging
Ambients play every five to seven minutes while the gown is empowered. They pause in rooms where magic is suppressed.
1P: The ink-dark shadow wreathing your black velvet gown rolls and shifts in a slow, undulating wave, as though something breathes within it. 3P: The ink-dark shadow wreathing Firstperson's black velvet gown rolls and shifts in a slow, undulating wave, as though something breathes within it. 1P: The ink-dark miasma thickens briefly at the hem of your black velvet gown, pooling against the ground before drawing upward again in a long, slow curl. 3P: The ink-dark miasma thickens briefly at the hem of Firstperson's black velvet gown, pooling against the ground before drawing upward again in a long, slow curl. 1P: A ripple moves through the ink-dark darkness cloaking your black velvet gown, passing from shoulder to hem like the wake of a dark tide. 3P: A ripple moves through the ink-dark darkness cloaking Firstperson's black velvet gown, passing from shoulder to hem like the wake of a dark tide. 1P: The shadows rolling across your black velvet gown part for a moment, throwing your uncloaked form into the ambient light before flowing closed again. 3P: The ink-dark shadow rolling across Firstperson's black velvet gown parts momentarily, throwing his uncloaked form into the ambient light before flowing closed again. 1P: Tendrils of ink-dark darkness rise from the neckline of your black velvet gown, stretch briefly upward, then dissolve back into the miasmic haze of the fabric without a sound. 3P: Tendrils of ink-dark darkness rise from the neckline of Firstperson's black velvet gown, stretch briefly upward, then dissolve back into the miasmic haze of the fabric without a sound. 1P: The ink-dark darkness clinging to your black velvet gown shudders and constricts, then slowly unfurls again in a long, sinuous exhale of shadow. 3P: The ink-dark darkness clinging to Firstperson's black velvet gown shudders and constricts, then slowly unfurls again in a long, sinuous exhale of shadow. 1P: The ink-dark miasma at your skirts thickens into a low, churning layer before thinning and rising again in slow, rolling waves. 3P: The ink-dark miasma that rolls over the skirts of Firstperson's black velvet gown thickens into a low, churning layer before thinning and rising again in slow, rolling waves. 1P: Something shifts within the ink-dark shadow wreathing your black velvet gown. Restless and undulating, it sends a sweep of cold across your legs. 3P: Something shifts within the shadows wreathing Firstperson's black velvet gown. Restless and undulating, the shadows briefly reveal foxfire green eyes before calming into gently rolling waves of ink-dark darkness.