Darkness Domain

They were born from the shadows. Most of them were from a poor family or didn’t even had one. When the order took them in they didn’t know what it is. They were just too hungry and desperate.

They learned to see in the blackest darkness, but they had to give up their eyes for it. After they were trained and the older and wiser clerics showed them the way of pain and darkness. They learned how to be strong in the most hopeless situations and fight back agains the evils, what the order considered as evil.

The shadow priest is a figure draped in dark, flowing robes that seem to absorb the surrounding light. The fabric is adorned with subtle, shadowy patterns that writhe and twist, giving the impression of constantly shifting shadows. The priest's hood is deep and concealing, casting their face in shadows, with only the faint glow of their eyes visible. The eyes of the shadow priest emit an otherworldly radiance, glowing with a dim, eerie light. These eyes are windows into the void, reflecting the connection to the shadows and the mysterious forces they harness. When the priest channels their shadowy powers, the glow intensifies, creating an unsettling and intimidating presence. Adornments such as dark amulets, trinkets, or jewelry crafted with shadowy gems complement the priest's attire. These items may serve as conduits for their connection to the void, enhancing their ability to tap into the powers of darkness. When the shadow priest speaks, their voice echoes with a haunting resonance, sending shivers down the spines of those who listen. It carries a sense of authority, as if they are a conduit for ancient, arcane knowledge.

 

The darkness within

At level 1.
You are surrounded by shadows you gain your Wisdom modifier to your Armour class, If you aren’t wearing any armour. You can combine it with any racial speciality or feat which gives plus ac such as dragon hide

You learn abyssal language.

The ultimate sacrifice

At 1st level,

You gave up your eyes and you earned your reward.

you gain blindsight of 60ft, but lose your eye sight.

Channel Divinity: speak with the dead

Starting at 2nd level, the cleric can use Channel Divinity to communicate with the dead.

You can use your Channel Divinity to cast Speak with dead spell without using spell slot, material components and the duration is 4 hours, you don’t need to concentrate

Protector Darkness

Starting at 6th level,

before long rest:
You can extend the darkness which surrounds you into a 40 feet cube and you are the center. It hides everything within even light, except sounds. If a creature is wounder into the darkness, It need to make a wisdom saving throw (your spell save DC), if it fails it takes 4D10 necrotic damage and becomes frightened util gets 30ft. of the darkness.

If it succeeds then it can see through and immune to the darkness negative effects.

 

Amour of darkness

At 8th level. If you aren’t using armour.
A black amour will appear on you. Black as the night.
You get resistance against non-magical and necrotic damages, but you become vulnerable to radiant,

Summon of the darkness

Starting at 17th level,

you can use your action once per long rest to summon shadow demons up to 4.

They will obey to you, you can use your bonus action to command the to attack, if your hp reaches 0, they will protect you.

They will return to their plane ofter 6 hours