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Witherbloom Professor of Decay

Witherbloom Professor of Decay
Witherbloom Professor of Decay
CR 7
Small Humanoid (druid), Any Alignment
Reveal Stat Block
Armor Class
14 ({@item hide armor|PHB})
Hit Points
105 (14d8 + 42)
Speed
30 ft.
str
11
+0
dex
14
+2
con
16
+3
int
16
+3
wis
19
+4
cha
13
+1

Traits

Essence Transfer (1/Day).The professor can cast the animate dead spell, using Wisdom as the spellcasting ability.

Actions

Multiattack.The professor makes two Mortality Spear attacks. It can replace one of the attacks with a use of Spellcasting.
Mortality Spear.ms,rs 7 to hit, reach 5 ft. or range 120 ft., one target. ({@damage 3d8 + 4) necrotic damage, and the target can't regain hit points until the start of the professor's next turn.
Essence Pulse 5.The professor creates a life-draining vortex in a 30-foot-radius sphere centered on itself. Each creature of the professor's choice that it can see within that area must make a 15 Constitution saving throw, taking 23 (5d8) necrotic damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one. The professor then regains 10 hit points. An affected creature's hit point maximum is reduced by an amount equal to the necrotic damage taken. This reduction lasts until the creature finishes a long rest. The creature dies if its hit point maximum is reduced to 0.

Witherbloom Professor of Decay

Professors of decay wield magic that drains and twists the essence of the professors' subjects. The professors use the gathered essence to feed their magic, snuffing the life and decaying the bodies of the living, entreating and commanding the dead and Undead, and twisting curses around their foes. In battle, they steal the essence of their enemies to heal their own wounds and create spears of sickly green life-draining energy.

Witherbloom teachers who espouse the decaying side of the natural cycle instruct their students to exploit the essence of life for their own needs. Professors of decay unravel the mysteries of death and the transition of decay, and they teach that any life's end is an asset waiting to be tapped.

Witherbloom Scholars

Witherbloom College studies the magic inherent in the natural cycle of life and death. Witherbloom professors approach the philosophy from different directions, with one methodology focusing on decay and the other dealing with growth.