Skull Servant

2-level Necromancy

Ritual - does not require spell slot, takes 10 minutes longer

Casting Time: 1 hour

Range/Area: 10 feet

Components: V, S, M

Materials: an undamaged skull of a Medium or smaller creature, a Tiny pile of undamaged bones, and two eyeball-sized emeralds worth at least 10 gp apiece that are inserted into the skull’s eye sockets

The spell imbues the skull and bone pile used as the material components with a facsimile of life, causing them to form into a creature that uses the Skull Servant stat block. You determine the servant’s appearance and whether it has two legs or four; your choice has no effect on its game statistics. The servant loses its spark of life and collapses back into a pile of bones when it is reduced to 0 hit points or you cast this spell again. The skull servant is an ally to you and your companions. In combat, the servant shares your initiative count, but takes its turns immediately after yours. It obeys your verbal commands (no action required by you). If you don’t issue any, it takes the Dodge action and uses its movement to avoid danger.

At higher levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, use the higher level wherever the spell’s level appears in the stat block.