Shadow's Caress

Shadow's Caress

1st-level necromancy
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a black feather)
Duration: Instantaneous


Shadow's Caress is a necromancy spell that channels the chilling touch of the shadow realm, allowing the caster to sap vitality through a mere touch. This spell is more than a physical interaction; it is a brush with the ephemeral essence of shadows, a fleeting connection to the domain of spirits and phantoms. As you hold the black feather, your hand becomes an extension of the shadow world, its touch cold and draining, like the caress of a ghostly presence.

Upon casting Shadow's Caress, your hand is imbued with a spectral chill, the essence of shadows coiling around your fingers like wisps of dark mist. This touch is a conduit for the draining energy of the spell, a channel through which the vitality of the living can be siphoned.

When you touch a creature with this shadow-wreathed hand, they feel a cold that seeps into their very soul, a numbing sensation that goes beyond mere physical contact. The spell draws out a portion of their life force, leaving them feeling weakened and vulnerable. The target must make a Constitution saving throw, and on a failed save, they take necrotic damage, the exact amount depending on your spellcasting ability and level.

The energy drained by Shadow's Caress is not merely destructive; it is an intimate encounter with the essence of shadows. The target is left with a sense of unease, a lingering feeling of having been touched by something otherworldly, something that dwells in the twilight between life and death.

Shadow's Caress is a spell favored by those who walk the line between light and darkness, by casters who are not afraid to delve into the deeper, more mysterious aspects of magic. It is a reminder of the ever-present shadow that accompanies life, the silent companion that whispers of mortality and the secrets that lie beyond.

Classes: Warlock, Sorcerer, Wizard
Source: Custom Creation


Shadow's Caress is more than a mere spell of harm; it is an exploration of the subtle and often overlooked power of shadows. In its casting, one embraces the cold, inscrutable nature of the shadow realm, touching upon the mysteries that lie in the unseen and the untouched. It is a spell that speaks to the balance of life and death, to the quiet, inexorable force that exists just beyond the reach of the light.