Artwork for Yellow Cardinals

Spell

Yellow Cardinals

Created by Acrane Arts

This unsettling artifact manifests as a collection of spectral avians wreathed in sickly yellow luminescence, their forms twisted and corrupted by profane energies. The Cardinals serve as conduits for malevolent spirits, their haunting cries echoing across the veil between worlds and bringing with them whispers of forbidden knowledge. Those who gaze upon these unholy manifestations report feeling a profound sense of dread and spiritual contamination, as if their very souls are being tainted by proximity to such corruption. The birds move with an unnatural grace, phasing through solid matter as they hunt for worthy vessels to corrupt or torment. Legend speaks of a dark ritual that bound these creatures to their cursed state, forever bound to serve the purposes of whatever entity commands their allegiance. Wielders of Yellow Cardinals must possess an iron will, lest they succumb to the maddening whispers that accompany these ghostly harbingers of doom. The artifact thrums with necrotic power, leaving traces of blight and decay in the wake of its supernatural passage.

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This view-only profile includes a creator-written description; 7 labeled detail fields; 2 structured sections; 1 artwork image supplied by the creator.

Creation type
Spell
Shared by
Acrane Arts
Connected worlds
1
Detail fields
7
Profile sections
2
Artwork images
1

Details

School
Necromancy
Level
3
Duration
1 minute
Range
30 feet
Area of effect
sphere(radius: 10)
Ritual
No
Concentration
Yes

Components

Verbal

A haunting incantation invoking the spirits of the fallen

Somatic

A sweeping gesture mimicking the flight of birds

Material

A small feather from a corrupted bird

Effects

Effects

Summons a sphere of spectral yellow cardinals that haunt a 10-foot radius area. Creatures within the sphere must make a Wisdom saving throw or take 3d6 necrotic damage and become frightened for the duration. A creature that succeeds on the saving throw takes half damage and is not frightened. The cardinals whisper maddening secrets, causing any creature that starts its turn in the area to make a DC 15 Wisdom saving throw or take 1d4 psychic damage.

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