Inscrutable Mask
You shroud your form and features in an impenetrable mask of shadow. The mask grants you a +1 status bonus to Deception checks to Lie or Feint, Intimidation checks to Demoralize, and Stealth checks to Hide in areas of dim light or darkness.
Heightened (6th) The status bonus increases to +2.
Heightened (9th) The status bonus increases to +3.
Spell Effect: Inscrutable Mask
Traits
An action with this trait requires a degree of mental concentration and discipline.
Focus spells are a special type of spell attained directly from a branch of study, from a deity, or from another specific source. You can learn focus spells only through special class features or feats, rather than choosing them from a spell list. Furthermore, you cast focus spells using a special pool of Focus Points—you can't prepare a focus spell in a spell slot or use your spell slots to cast focus spells; similarly, you can't spend your Focus Points to cast spells that aren't focus spells.
Effects and magic items with this trait involve false sensory stimuli.
You must physically manipulate an item or make gestures to use an action with this trait. Creatures without a suitable appendage can't perform actions with this trait. Manipulate actions often trigger reactions.
This magic involves shadows or the energy of the Netherworld.