I'm having a flashback to the Master of Shrouds prestige class from the D&D 3.5 splatbook Libris Mortis. Having a host of incorporeal followers that could drain ability scores by touch was hilariously broken if your DM wasn't prepared for it.

Wondering if the reaper's shade will work more like a carbuncle, or more a temporary summon like Living Shadow or Automaton Queen.