Axe of the Fallen (Opal)

The battleaxe is made of a mysterious metal. It seems to shine, and has gems embedded in the metal.

You have a +3 bonus to attack and damage rolls made with this magic weapon. Attacks made deal an addition 1d10 Necrotic and 1d10 Radiant damage

This weapon has 8 charges, it regains 1d4 every week. Expend a charge by either pressing the opal, or pressing the ruby.

By expending a charge using the opal, for 1 hour this axe seems to take the shape of a shadowy scythe. The shadows of the long-dead lend their power to the wielder, causing the attuned player increases their STR by 8 to a maximum of 32. Necrotic energy flows into the wielder, giving them 45 temporary HP.  Your attacks with this weapon gain 15ft of reach as the shadows hungrily lash out. The shadowy energy fills you, filling the area around you in  a 5 foot radius with magical darkness which you can see through, dealing 6d8 Necrotic damage to creatures who enter this area or start their turn inside it. Damage taken by entering the area is only done once per turn. Enemies killed by this energy turn into shadowy zombies under your control for 2 turns before the disappear. Enemies turned into zombies do not yield a soul.

The dead seek to increase their numbers, treat 18s and 19s on a roll to hit as a 20.

Living beings killed with this weapon take the souls of the slain.

 

Proficiency with a Battleaxe allows you to add your proficiency bonus to the attack roll for any attack you make with it.

Notes: Bonus: Magic, Damage: Necrotic, Damage: Radiant, Bonus: Strength Score, Bonus: Temporary Hit Points, Bonus: Melee Reach, touch the weapon, Damage, Combat, Versatile, Topple