Item: Festrem Mortu
The book's cover is a patchwork of tanned humanoid skin that reeks of rotting meat. The longer a living creature studies this book, the more the scent of decay appeals to them.
Activate R (concentrate, necromancy)
Frequency once per day
Trigger Your last action was to cast a necromancy spell prepared from this grimoire
Effect You draw void energy from the triggering spell. You gain 10 temporary hit points that last for 1 hour.
Special If this grimoire is used to prepare spells five days in succession by the same caster, that caster is subjected to the curse of the ravenous.
Curse of the Ravenous
This hideous curse kills through constant hunger. You become gaunt and repeatedly gnash your teeth.
Saving Throw DC 20 Fortitude
Effect No matter how much you eat, you aren't satiated. After 1 day, you begin starving. Each week, you receive a new saving throw against the curse.
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