Izanami's Maiden
Those whose Shrine is dedicated to darkness channel the dark and fearsome power of Izanami, the goddess of death and the underworld. These Shrine Maidens weave potent necrotic energy, manipulate shadows, and call upon spectral chains to bind and torment their enemies. Through their connection to Izanami’s domain, they wield powerful curses, drain life, and instill fear in the hearts of their foes. With mastery over both spiritual decay and protection against the darkness, they become harbingers of fate’s final moments, balancing the line between life and death in service of the divine order.
Touch of Yomi
At 3rd level you channel the essence of the underworld, allowing you to wield deathly energy with precision.
Deathly Infusion: When you expend an ofuda to enhance an ability, you may choose to imbue it with necrotic energy. Damage dealt by this ability becomes necrotic, and you can choose to deal an additional 1d6 necrotic damage to one target affected by the ability.
Shadow’s Veil: As an action, you can envelop yourself in a cloak of darkness for 1 minute. While active, you have advantage on Stealth checks, and creatures have disadvantage on attacks of opportunity against you. You can use this feature a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus per long rest.
Binding Curse of the Underworld
At 6th level your mastery over dark curses grows, allowing you to suppress and hinder your foes.
Spirit Shackles: As an action, you can cast a curse upon a creature you can see within 60 feet. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw (DC = 8 + proficiency bonus + your Wisdom modifier) or become restrained for 1 minute by spectral chains of necrotic energy. While restrained, the target takes 2d8 necrotic damage at the start of each of its turns. The target can make a saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again until you complete a short or long rest.
Aura of Shadows: When you expend an ofuda to enhance a healing or protective ability, you can choose to also grant resistance to necrotic and psychic damage to the affected creature(s) for 1 minute.
Death’s Bidding
At 11th level your bond with the spirit realm allows you to command the power of death itself to sow fear and decay.
Necrotic Command: When you hit a creature with a spell or ability enhanced by an ofuda, you can mark it with Death’s Bidding for 1 minute. A marked creature is frightened of you and takes additional necrotic damage equal to your Wisdom modifier whenever it takes damage from your abilities. The target can make a Wisdom saving throw at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. You can mark one creature per short rest with this feature.
Life Drain: Whenever a creature marked by your Death’s Bidding is reduced to 0 hit points, you regain hit points equal to twice your Wisdom modifier and can regain one expended ofuda.
Izanami’s Wrath
At 17th level you embody the true power of the goddess of death, unleashing devastating energy and powerful curses.
Wings of Yomi: As an action, you manifest spectral, shadowy wings and exude an aura of deathly power for 1 minute. While active:
Flight: You gain a flying speed of 60 feet.
Deathly Aura: Enemies within 30 feet of you must make a Constitution saving throw at the start of each of their turns or take 4d10 necrotic damage and have their speed reduced to 0 until the start of their next turn.
Empowered Ofuda: When you expend ofuda for abilities, they deal maximum necrotic damage during the duration of Wings of Yomi.
Once you use this feature, you cannot do so again until you finish a long rest.
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