A12 The Paladin's Lament -- 5th Edition Adventure
5e
Shadow: Coin of Souls magic item.
COIN OF SOULS
Wondrous Item, extremely rare
It is a simple coin, bronze in color and manufacture, faceless on one side, with the silhouette of a man on the other. The faceless side of the coin is very cold, and if held to the ear, it emits a humming noise. When the faceless side of the coin is pressed against the flesh of a living creature that possesses a soul it opens a gate to the Klarglich, the Pits of Woe. Worse, it draws out the soul, forcing it into those nether chambers of hell.
The coin pressed against flesh causes excruciating pain. The victim must first make a DC 17 constitution save or suffer the loss of 1 point from each attribute per round. The damage is not permanent, but the victim is incapacitated with pain. The victim may repeat this save at the end of each of its turns, ending the effect on a success. The coin cannot be removed by anyone but the victim (who must first save against its effects) or the coin’s owner. As soon as any one attribute has been reduced to zero, the soul begins to cross over. The victim must then make a DC 15 wisdom save, once per round; a failure means the soul is drawn out of the body and hurled into the Klarglich, where it wanders a homeless creature. In game terms, it becomes a shadow. The body that remains is reduced by half in all hit points, levels, attributes, etc., until such time as it is reunited with the soul or dies. It has absolutely no will of its own and will obey any commands put to it by anyone. The soul can be returned to the body by a cleric who successfully turns the shadow twice. The first turning subdues the creature, while the second places it back into the body. However, this process will only work upon the same shadow that was previously torn from the body.