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|propername= yes
|itemscript= script
|category= Fluff
|class= Clothing
|customization= Shadow tint,Normal description,Shadowed description
|relatedscript= Icy doublet,Fiery doublet,Wisp waistcoat
|verb= BOW,CAST,LOOK,PONDER,PROD,PULL,PUSH,RUB,SHAKE,SHOW,STRIDE,TICKLE,TURN,WAVE
|releasevenue= Ebon Gate
|releasedate= November 2026
|origmerch= Zenuoie
|addinfo= Casting a shadow spell at the worn garment wreathes it in darkness for up to four hours, changing its description and verb messaging and adding shadowy ambients.
|restrictions= yes
}}
==Analyze==
<pre{{log2}}>~*~ Shadow Doublet

This black brocade doublet will react to shadow and darkness spells being cast at it and transform into a shadow-wreathed garment!
While in this state it has ambient messaging. PROD it to let the shadows withdraw early.

Verbs: BOW, PONDER, PULL, PUSH, RUB, SHAKE, STRIDE, 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 garment being EMPOWERED.

The noun may be changed to any of the following: coatee, coat, doublet, greatcoat, houppelande, jacket, longcoat, overcoat, topcoat, surcoat, vest, or waistcoat. The messaging references a collar, lapels, a placket, and buttons, so the garment should keep those.

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 garment: a midnight black brocade doublet with jet buttons
Show of normal garment:

EMPOWERED garment: a shadow-wreathed black brocade doublet swallowed beneath a clinging miasma
Show of EMPOWERED garment:

Shadow tint: ink-dark</pre>

==Usage Information==
The doublet must be worn for its verbs to work. Each verb has one message while the doublet is normal and another while it is empowered. The examples below use the default ink-dark shadow tint.

===Empowering the Doublet===
While wearing the doublet, 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 doublet stays empowered for up to four hours. Casting again while it is empowered restarts the four hours. The shadows withdraw early if the doublet is removed or PRODded.

{{VerbTableStart |header1= Verb |header2= Target |header3= State }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= CAST |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Shadow spell prepared |1Pview= Ink-dark darkness bleeds from the hem of your black brocade doublet in a slow, hungry tide, rolling upward across the weave in undulating waves until the entire garment is swallowed beneath a shifting miasma of clinging shadow. |3Pview= Ink-dark darkness bleeds from the hem of Firstperson's black brocade doublet in a slow, hungry tide, rolling upward in undulating waves until the entire garment is swallowed beneath a shifting miasma of clinging shadow. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PROD |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= A miasmic haze peels away from your black brocade doublet in slow, retreating coils, each tendril thinning as it pulls free, until only a last breath of ink-dark darkness slips from the collar and is gone. |3Pview= A miasmic haze peels away from Firstperson's black brocade doublet in slow, retreating coils that thin as they pull free, until a last breath of ink-dark darkness slips from the collar and is gone with a sigh. }}
{{Table end}}
The PROD message also appears when the doublet is removed while empowered, and when the four hours run out.

===Verbs===
{{VerbTableStart |header1= Verb |header2= Target |header3= State }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= BOW |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You bend forward from the waist in a cold, haughty bow, the fabric of your black brocade doublet shifting without a sound. |3Pview= Firstperson bends forward from the waist in a cold, haughty bow, the fabric of his black brocade doublet shifting without a sound. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= BOW |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You sweep forward in a low, haughty bow that causes the miasmic ink-dark darkness sheathing your black brocade doublet to crest along the curve of your back like dark wings. The rolling darkness tumbles forward in a thick wave before drawing smoothly back into the fabric's weave. |3Pview= Firstperson sweeps forward in a low, haughty bow that causes the miasmic ink-dark darkness sheathing his black brocade doublet to crest along the curve of his back like dark wings. The rolling darkness tumbles forward in a thick wave before drawing smoothly back into the fabric's weave. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PONDER |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You lower your head in quiet contemplation, resting one hand lightly near the lapel of your black brocade doublet as you consider. |3Pview= Firstperson lowers his head in quiet contemplation, resting one hand lightly near the lapel of his black brocade doublet as he considers. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PONDER |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You tilt your head in thought, resting a hand against the front of your black brocade doublet. The shadows clinging to the weave beneath your fingers shift in slow pulses that coil languidly around your wrist for several moments before receding. |3Pview= Firstperson tilts his head in thought, resting a hand against the front of his black brocade doublet. The shadows clinging to the weave beneath his fingers shift in slow pulses that coil languidly around his wrist for several moments before receding. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PULL |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You tug the lower hem of your black brocade doublet, settling it with quiet precision across your torso. |3Pview= Firstperson tugs the lower hem of his black brocade doublet, settling it with quiet precision across his frame. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PULL |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You grip the edge of your black brocade doublet, and the ink-dark shadow bunches cold against your knuckles before seeping back over the fabric at the moment you release it. |3Pview= Firstperson grips the hem of his black brocade doublet, and the ink-dark shadow bunches cold against his knuckles before seeping back over the fabric at the moment he releases it. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PUSH |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You smooth a hand down the front of your black brocade doublet, the fabric falling into tailored lines beneath your palm. |3Pview= Firstperson smooths a hand down the front of his black brocade doublet, the fabric falling into tailored lines beneath his palm. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= PUSH |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You press your palm flat against the front of your black brocade doublet, and the miasmic shadows coiled there writhe beneath your hand, pooling at the edges of your fingers before slowly slipping back into the fabric. |3Pview= Firstperson presses his palm against the front of his black brocade doublet, and the miasmic shadows writhe beneath his hand, pooling at the edges of his fingers before slowly slipping back into the fabric. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= RUB |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You draw a thumb along the lower seam of your black brocade doublet, tracing the edge with slow, absent attention. |3Pview= Firstperson draws a thumb along the lower seam of his black brocade doublet, tracing the edge with slow, absent attention. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= RUB |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You draw a thumb along the lower seam of your black brocade doublet, and ink-dark shadow curls thickly in its wake, a slow coiling trail that follows the motion and disperses without a sound. |3Pview= Firstperson draws a thumb along the lower seam of his black brocade doublet, and ink-dark shadow curls thickly in its wake, a slow coiling trail that disperses without a sound. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= SHAKE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You roll your shoulders in a short, composed motion, your black brocade doublet resettling with a sigh. |3Pview= Firstperson rolls his shoulders in a short, composed motion, his black brocade doublet resettling with a sigh. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= SHAKE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You roll your shoulders, and the ink-dark shadow coating your black brocade doublet scatters into dark wisps that curl outward before drawing back into the fabric's weave. |3Pview= Firstperson rolls his shoulders, and the ink-dark shadow coating his black brocade doublet scatters into dark wisps that curl outward before drawing back into the fabric's weave. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= STRIDE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You walk with a measured, unhurried stride, your black brocade doublet shifting across your torso with each deliberate step. |3Pview= Firstperson walks with a measured, unhurried stride, his black brocade doublet shifting across his torso with each deliberate step. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= STRIDE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You move with long, unhurried steps, and the miasmic shadows of your black brocade doublet billow outward, retracting in slow, trailing lines like a retreating wave. |3Pview= Firstperson moves with long, unhurried steps, and the miasmic shadows of his black brocade doublet billow outward, retracting in slow, trailing lines like a retreating wave. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= TICKLE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You trace a finger along the topmost button of your black brocade doublet, your expression still and distant. |3Pview= Firstperson traces a finger along the topmost button of his black brocade doublet, his expression still and distant. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= TICKLE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You press a finger to the topmost button of your black brocade doublet, causing shadows to peel away from the fabric in thin tendrils that coil around your finger in cold spirals before dissolving without a sound. |3Pview= Firstperson presses a finger to the topmost button of his black brocade doublet, causing shadows to peel away from the fabric in thin tendrils that coil around his finger in cold spirals before dissolving without a sound. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= TURN |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You turn with controlled ease, your black brocade doublet holding its tailored lines through the motion. |3Pview= Firstperson turns with controlled ease, his black brocade doublet holding its tailored lines through the motion. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= TURN |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You pivot with deliberate ease, and the ink-dark darkness cloaking your black brocade doublet drags a half-beat behind you, twisting outward in a widening coil before recoiling back across the weave in slow, unhurried waves. |3Pview= Firstperson pivots with deliberate ease, and the ink-dark darkness cloaking his black brocade doublet drags behind, twisting outward in a widening coil before recoiling back across the weave in slow, unhurried waves. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= WAVE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Normal |1Pview= You extend one arm in a broad, unhurried gesture, your black brocade doublet pulling taut for a moment across your chest before resettling. |3Pview= Firstperson extends his arm in a broad, unhurried gesture, his black brocade doublet pulling taut for a moment before resettling. }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= WAVE |modifier2= {doublet} |modifier3= Empowered |1Pview= You sweep your arm wide, and a wave of ink-dark shadow rolls outward from your black brocade doublet ahead of the motion, breaking apart into drifting wisps that thin and fade before they reach the ground. |3Pview= Firstperson sweeps his arm wide, and a wave of ink-dark shadow rolls outward from his black brocade doublet, breaking apart into drifting wisps that thin and fade before they reach the ground. }}
{{Table end}}

==Additional Information==
* The Shadow Doublet was first sold at the [[Ebon Gate]] 2026 auction on November 1, 2026.
* While empowered, the doublet 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 doublet.
* You must be standing to BOW, STRIDE, or TURN.

===Restrictions===
* The noun must be one of: coatee, coat, doublet, greatcoat, houppelande, jacket, longcoat, overcoat, topcoat, surcoat, vest, or waistcoat.
* The garment needs a collar, a lapel, a topmost button, seams, shoulders, and a lower hem, because the messaging mentions them.
* The normal form must remain actual fabric.
* The doublet cannot be lightened.

===Look/Show===
{{VerbTableStart |header1= Verb |header2= State |2Pview= Yes}}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= LOOK |modifier2= Normal |1Pview= You see nothing unusual. |2Pview= - |3Pview= - }}
{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= LOOK |modifier2= Empowered |1Pview= The doublet is swallowed beneath a clinging miasma of ink-dark shadow. |2Pview= - |3Pview= - }}

{{VerbTableEntry|modifier1= SHOW |modifier2= Empowered |1Pview= You show Secondperson your black brocade doublet. |2Pview= Firstperson shows you a shadowy black brocade doublet, which he is wearing. The doublet is swallowed beneath a clinging miasma of ink-dark shadow. |3Pview= Firstperson shows Secondperson his black brocade doublet. }}
{{Table end}}

If a custom show description has been set, it replaces the LOOK and SHOW lines above.

===Ambient Messaging===
Ambients play every five to seven minutes while the doublet is empowered. They pause in rooms where magic is suppressed.
<pre{{log2}}>'''1P:''' The ink-dark shadow wreathing your black brocade doublet rolls and shifts in a slow, undulating wave, as though something breathes within it.
'''3P:''' The ink-dark shadow wreathing Firstperson's black brocade doublet rolls and shifts in a slow, undulating wave, as though something breathes within it.

'''1P:''' The ink-dark miasma clinging to your black brocade doublet thickens along the lower edge, pooling briefly before drawing back upward in a long, unhurried curl.
'''3P:''' The ink-dark miasma clinging to Firstperson's black brocade doublet thickens along the lower edge, pooling briefly before drawing back upward in a long, unhurried curl.

'''1P:''' A ripple passes through the ink-dark darkness cloaking your black brocade doublet, moving languidly from your shoulder and down your torso before spilling in waves against the ground.
'''3P:''' A ripple passes through the ink-dark darkness cloaking Firstperson's black brocade doublet, moving languidly from his shoulder and down his torso before spilling in waves against the ground.

'''1P:''' The shadows writhing across your black brocade doublet part briefly around your chest before flowing closed again.
'''3P:''' The shadows writhing across Firstperson's black brocade doublet part briefly around his chest before flowing closed again.

'''1P:''' Tendrils of ink-dark darkness rise from the collar of your black brocade doublet, reaching briefly upward before being reabsorbed into the surrounding miasma without a sound.
'''3P:''' Tendrils of ink-dark darkness rise from the collar of Firstperson's black brocade doublet, reaching briefly upward before being reabsorbed into the surrounding miasma without a sound.

'''1P:''' The ink-dark darkness cloaking your black brocade doublet constricts for a moment along your shoulders, then slowly unfurls in a long, sinuous exhale of shadow.
'''3P:''' The ink-dark darkness cloaking Firstperson's black brocade doublet constricts for a moment along his shoulders, then slowly unfurls in a long, sinuous exhale of shadow.

'''1P:''' The ink-dark miasma thickens into a low, churning mass at the edges of your black brocade doublet before thinning and rising again in slow, rolling waves.
'''3P:''' The ink-dark miasma thickens into a low, churning mass at the edges of Firstperson's black brocade doublet before thinning and rising again in slow, rolling waves.

'''1P:''' Something shifts within the shadows wreathing your black brocade doublet.
'''3P:''' Something shifts within the shadows wreathing Firstperson's black brocade doublet.</pre>

==See Also==
* [[Icy doublet|Icy Doublet]]
* [[Fiery doublet|Fiery Doublet]]
* [[Wisp waistcoat|Wisp Waistcoat]]

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