Materials: Casting this spell requires a bottled shadow essence typically valued at 20 gold. This spell consumes the material.

Constitution Save

• Failure: Target is drained for 4d8 hit points*. This cannot drain a target below their current hit point total, only draining them up to the amount of damage they've already taken.

• Success: Target is drained by half as much.

• Area Hazard: The well remains in place. Targets within the well cannot regain hit points or gain temporary hit points.

*Upcasting: Targets are drained an additional 2d8 for each spell level above 2nd level.