These ashes are all that remains of a would-be lich, felled by adventurers in another age. They seem to possess a dark, corrupting energy--one that can be transferred to larger objects one time as outlined below.
When used to hone a weapon, the ashes grant one extra damage die (necrotic) per successful attack with the weapon.
If rubbed into your armor or clothing, the ashes shroud you in dark energy, granting advantage on Charisma (Intimidation) checks as well as an aura of negativity that endangers any creature within 5 ft of you. As a bonus action on your turn you can force a creature within 5 ft to make a DC 15 Charisma saving throw. They take 1d8 necrotic damage on a failed save.
Other applications of the Ashes of the Near Undying are at GM discretion, as are the odds that these ashes corrupt anyone who chooses to utilize them in the manners listed above--the soul of the near undying aching to control and corrupt their corporeal form.
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