Bardan Trap

Named for the Noongar word for a person's spirit, this item appears as a small log about the length and width of a grown man's forearm. One end is carved at into a distorted humanoid face, the other has three small holes around the base. When activated, three legs sprout from these holes to form a stand.

A creature can activate the Bardan Trap 1/day by using their action to twist it and place it upright on the ground. It remains active for 10 minutes, or until a creature in an adjacent space knocks it over as a free action.

While active, the totem causes any creatures that can hear within 60 feet to make all death saving throws at disadvantage as it hears the object's piercing scream. If a creature dies within this radius, its soul is torn from its body and hovers in place above it.
A creature that starts or ends its turn in the same space as the soul can absorb it. When it does this, roll a dice equal to one of the dead creatures hit die, and regain that many temporary hit points for the next hour. The soul then disappears and cannot be reused.

Any attempt to resurrect a creature absorbed in the way has a 50% chance of failing.