Rod of Shadowblending

This device is roughly 2 feet in length, but it would likely be a full 3 if it were straight. It resembles a gnarled branch, with odd kinks and twists, but is in fact made of a dark metal that absorbs light rather than reflects it.

A rod of shadowblending infuses your normal illusions with shadow, making them partially real. This effect allows you to transform any casting of either minor image or major image into a casting of shadow conjuration, and any casting of major image into shadow evocation.

You must take advantage of its power within 2 rounds of activation, or the charge dissipates and you must activate it again. It can be activated up to three times per day.

When the rod is activated, a black smoke seeps out of both ends of it, swiftly dissipating mere inches from the metal.

Prerequisites: Craft Rod, shadow evocation, shadow conjuration.

Cost to Create: 4,500 gp, 360 XP, 9 days.

Source: Complete Mage, page 128.