ShadowHunter Racial Trait's interaction with the ShadowDancer Prestige Class ability Summon Shadow

[CMantle]

Hello all, I was wondering if the racial trait "Shadowhunter" would apply to the save made when your shadow companion is destroyed as a Shadowdancer . The ability reads:

"If a shadow companion is destroyed, or the shadowdancer chooses to dismiss it, the shadowdancer must attempt a DC 15 Fortitude save. If the saving throw fails, the shadowdancer gains one permanent negative level. A successful saving throw avoids this negative level."

and ShadowHunter Racial trait reads:

"They also gain a +2 bonus on saving throws to remove negative levels,"

So I suppose my questions is, does the initial save to avoid receiving a negative level fall under the umbrella of saving to remove a negative level?

Thanks

[avr]

Not as I read it.

Quote:

A creature with temporary negative levels receives a new saving throw to remove the negative level each day. The DC of this save is the same as the effect that caused the negative levels.

That's the part where you remove negative levels. Not getting them in the first place is a different matter.